Iraqi Reporter Seriously Wounded Day After Activist’s Killing Sparks Protests

BAGHDAD / KARBALA, IRAQ - An Iraqi journalist was in intensive care after being shot in the head early Monday, doctors said, only 24 hours after a leading anti-government activist was killed. 

Anti-corruption campaigner Ihab al-Wazni was shot dead early Sunday in Karbala, sending protest movement supporters onto the streets to demand an end to such bloodshed and official impunity.  Wazni had led protests in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala, where pro-Tehran armed groups hold major sway.  He was shot overnight outside his home by men on motorbikes using a gun equipped with a silencer, in an ambush caught on surveillance cameras. His death was confirmed by security forces and activists.