Riad al-Saray , an Iraqi television presenter, has been shot dead. He was killed at 06.00 am (03.00 GMT ) on Tuesday in western Baghdad by unknown gunmen while he was heading to his work place in Karbala . Saray presented several political and religious programs on al-Iraqiya TV . Baghdad by Spot Satellite Television journalist Ahmed al-Mullah said that traffic police saw Saray's car veer off the road and crash but did not hear any gunshots. He said that police have reported a silencer was used in what is thought to have been a planned attack. In addition to being a television presenter, Saray was also a trained lawyer, and served on the local council of a Shiite neighborhood. Saray's death brings the death toll of al-Iraqiya journalists killed since the removal of Saddam Hussien to 15. A total of 230 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since the 2003 U.S invasion
 , an Iraqi television presenter, has been shot dead. He was killed at 06.00 am (03.00 ) on Tuesday in western by unknown gunmen while he was heading to his work place in . Saray presented several political and religious programs on . Baghdad by Television journalist said that traffic police saw Saray's car veer off the road and crash but did not hear any gunshots. He said that police have reported a silencer was used in what is thought to have been a planned attack. In addition to being a television presenter, Saray was also a trained lawyer, and served on the local council of a neighborhood. Saray's death brings the death toll of al-Iraqiya journalists killed since the removal of to 15. A total of 230 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since the .
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Riad al-Saray
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Baghdad
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Karbala
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al-Iraqiya TV
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Spot Satellite Television journalist Ahmed al-Mullah
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Shiite
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Saddam Hussien
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2003 U.S invasion
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