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BRUSSELS, Sept 7 (KUNA) -- The International Federation of Journalists
(IFJ) today demanded a prompt investigation into the circumstances surrounding
the death of journalist Ryad Al-Saray, a presenter at Al-Iraqiya Television,
who was killed in the early hours of this morning in Western Baghdad.
"This has all the hallmarks of yet another targeted killing of an Iraqi
journalist," said Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary.
"We are concerned that journalists are once again becoming easy prey in the
renewed violence which has rocked Iraq in recent days. The authorities must
spare no efforts to find the killers and protect our colleagues," he said.
According to reports, Al-Saray was killed when unidentified gunmen opened
fire on his car.
The IFJ said in a statement that renewed violence in Iraq has targeted the
media following a terrorist attack on Al-Arabiya Television on 26 June in
downtown Baghdad which killed four employees and two members of the public.
The Brussels-based IFJ represents over 600,000 journalists in 125 countries
worldwide. (end)
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