December 21, 2003	Sunday	Shawwal 26, 1424

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NAJAF, Dec 20: Three people, including an official of the Baath party, were shot dead and a fourth seriously wounded in separate attacks in Najaf on Saturday and Friday night.

Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on former Baath official Lamia Abbas al Chill as he walked his son to school, a police official said.

The son died instantly and Chill was wounded in the head and chest, the official added.

Chill was said to have been an aide to Ali Abdullah al Dhalimi, the former regional chief of the Baath party.—AFP