Riya Qahtan

Riya Qahtan (died on the morning of September 27, 2008) was a Kurdish politician in Iraq and a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.

Men killed Qahtan in Jalula, a small town in Diyala, Iraq. Jalula is 80 miles northeast of Baghdad. Jabar Jawer, a spokesperson for the Kurdish military, said that two Sunni Arab police officers approached three Kurdish secret service members at a market. According to Jawer, the police asked the members to show identification; when they refused police reinforcements arrested the members. Qahtan traveled to the police station and asked the station to release the members, who worked as guards for the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Yawer said that two police officers shot Qahtan when the group was leaving the police station. A police spokesperson said that the department is investigating two officers. [" [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122253006462982463.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Car Bombings Kill 10 in Baghdad] ." "Associated Press"/"The Wall Street Journal". Accessed September 30, 2008.] [Lee, Matthew. " [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/28/MN5A137CVR.DTL U.S., Iraq closer to deal on U.S. troops] ." "Associated Press"/"San Francisco Chronicle". September 28, 2008.]

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