Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Iraq Shiite leader Hakim 'dies in Tehran hospital'











TEHRAN (AFP) — Iraqi Shiite leader Abdel Aziz al-Hakim has died in a Tehran hospital after a long battle with lung cancer, his son Mohsen Hakim told AFP.

"He died a few minutes ago after battling cancer for 28 months," said Mohsen who was at his father's bedside with his brother Ammar.

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