Two lawyers for Saddam co-defendant shot

Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying two lawyers defending some of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants in a trial for crimes against…

Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying two lawyers defending some of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants in a trial for crimes against humanity, killing one and wounding the other, police said.

Tuesday's attack followed the murder of another defence lawyer in the team, Saadoun al-Janabi, who was shot the day after the trial started in Baghdad last month.

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