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5 Killed, Including Sunni Leader

Khadim Sarhid al-Hemaiyem's nephew, name not available, cries near the coffin of his uncle during his funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005. Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms broke into the home of al-Hemaiyem Wednesday, the leader of the Sunni Batta tribe and the brother of a candidate in the Dec. 15 election, and killed him, his three sons and his son-in-law on the outskirts of Baghdad, his brother and an interior ministry official said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms broke into the home of a senior Sunni leader Wednesday and killed him, his three sons and son-in-law, according to his brother and an Interior Ministry official. Khadim Sarhid al-Hemaiyem, who lived on the outskirts of Baghdad, was the leader of the Sunni Batta tribe and the brother of a candidate in the Dec. 15 election.

posted by Wink @ 8:11 AM