This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/6942239.stm
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Bomb kills southern Iraq governor | Bomb kills southern Iraq governor |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| A powerful roadside bomb has killed the governor and police chief of the southern Iraqi province of Diwaniya. | A powerful roadside bomb has killed the governor and police chief of the southern Iraqi province of Diwaniya. |
| The governor was a key figure in the Badr Organisation, the military wing of the largest Shia Muslim party, the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC). | The governor was a key figure in the Badr Organisation, the military wing of the largest Shia Muslim party, the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC). |
| Khalil Jalil Hamza and police chief Maj-Gen Khaled Hassan were returning to Diwaniya city after a funeral when a bomb exploded beside their convoy. | |
| The area has seen clashes between Shia militias and security forces. | The area has seen clashes between Shia militias and security forces. |
| The bomb blew the vehicle off the road into a water-channel as the officials returned from a tribal leader's funeral. | |
| The governor died instantly, while the police chief died in hospital. | |
| Indefinite curfew | |
| It is believed to be the first time since the US-led invasion four years ago that the two most important officials of any province in Iraq have been assassinated. | |
| Iraqi state television said the deputy governor had ordered an indefinite curfew in the province from 1900 (1500 GMT) in response to the killings. | Iraqi state television said the deputy governor had ordered an indefinite curfew in the province from 1900 (1500 GMT) in response to the killings. |
| Three bodyguards were also killed. | Three bodyguards were also killed. |
| The Badr Organisation has frequently clashed with rival fighters from the Mahdi Army loyal to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr. | The Badr Organisation has frequently clashed with rival fighters from the Mahdi Army loyal to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr. |
| The governor had recently issued instructions for other militias in the province to be disarmed. | The governor had recently issued instructions for other militias in the province to be disarmed. |