Report: Gadhafi Shot al-Sadr Twice in the Chest
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- Hamid Abdullah presented alleged details about the final hours of Imam Moussa al-Sadr and his companions in Libya in 1978.
- Abdullah claimed Muammar Gadhafi shot al-Sadr twice in the chest and said documents related to the disappearance may still be in Iraq.
Iraqi researcher and media figure Hamid Abdullah has presented what he described as highly sensitive details about the disappearance of Lebanese Shiite cleric Imam Moussa al-Sadr in Libya in 1978.
Abdullah claimed that Muammar Gadhafi shot al-Sadr twice in the chest during the cleric’s alleged final hours. The account concerns al-Sadr and his companions, who disappeared during a visit to Libya.
Abdullah said documents connected to the disappearance are supposedly still in Iraq. He presented the claims on his YouTube channel.
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Originally published by Naharnet in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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