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Sistani''s official for financial affairs assassinated in Najaf

BAGHDAD, July 21 (KUNA) -- Sheikh Abdullah Falak, the official responsible for the financial affairs of Iraq's supreme Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, was found dead in his house a few hours after his assassination, Iraqi police said on Saturday.
A police source told KUNA unknown armed men stormed Falak's house located in Al-Baraq around 50 meters from Al-Sistani's house and stabbed him to death before fleeing the scene. (end) mhg.hm KUNA 211149 Jul 07NNNN