02 August 2005
Steven Vincent
Shooting
US freelance reporter, Steven Vincent, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Basra, southern Iraq.
Mr Vincent was abducted with his female Iraqi translator at gun point by five gunmen in a police car as they left a currency exchange shop. His bullet-riddled body was found on the side of a highway south of the city a few hours later. Mr Vincent was shot several times in the head and body.
The translator, Nour Weidi, was seriously wounded. Mr Vincent had been in Basra in recent months working for the Christian Science Monitor and the New York Times. He had been writing a book about the city.
