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Fahem al-Tai, 53, had been taking part in weeks of rallies denouncing Iraq’s entrenched political elite as corrupt, inept and beholden to neighboring Iran.
On Sunday night, he was dropped off by two friends on a motorcycle near his home, according to a neighbor.
“The area is close to the shrines, the police station, the provincial headquarters — it’s a very secure area,” the neighbor said.
“He was with two of his friends when he was killed.”
In footage from a street security camera seen by AFP, Tai could be seen disembarking from a motorcycle when another motorcycle with two men pulled up behind him.
The passenger could be seen shooting Tai at least twice with a pistol that appeared to have a silencer on it, before the driver also begins shooting.
Prominent activist gunned down in Iraq shrine city Karbala | The Japan Times
They are just hunting them down at this point.
On Sunday night, he was dropped off by two friends on a motorcycle near his home, according to a neighbor.
“The area is close to the shrines, the police station, the provincial headquarters — it’s a very secure area,” the neighbor said.
“He was with two of his friends when he was killed.”
In footage from a street security camera seen by AFP, Tai could be seen disembarking from a motorcycle when another motorcycle with two men pulled up behind him.
The passenger could be seen shooting Tai at least twice with a pistol that appeared to have a silencer on it, before the driver also begins shooting.
Prominent activist gunned down in Iraq shrine city Karbala | The Japan Times
They are just hunting them down at this point.
