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Iraqi Governing Council Member Dies After Shooting

HeadlineSep 25, 2003

Aqila al-Hashimi of the Iraqi Governing Council has died. Five days ago she was ambushed and men armed with machine guns shot her in the stomach and bombed her convoy. It was the first assassination of a member of the U.S. appointed council. She was one of three women on the 25-person council.

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