Funeral held for former Iraq MP killed in Beirut
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LONDON: The body of a former Iraqi MP killed during a visit to Lebanon was flown back to Baghdad on Saturday with his funeral held later in the day. Ahmed Al-Alwani was found dead in a Beirut apartment on Monday night, having been hit on the head and strangled. The prominent Sunni figure from western Anbar province served more than 10 years in prison in Iraq before his release last year. He was arrested in 2013 on terrorism charges for inciting violence against the Shia-led government during a w
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