Egypt's top envoy in Iraq confirmed killed
{{date|July 7, 2005}}<br>
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[[Al-Qaeda]] said in a web statement Thursday that it has killed [[Egypt]]'s top envoy in [[Iraq]], [[w:Ihab al-Sherif|Ihab al-Sherif]]. 
The [[Islam]]ic terror group released a video showing a blindfolded al-Sherif identifying himself, but did not show his death.

Egypt's President [[Hosni Mubarak]] confirmed these reports, but did not say how the government had validated Al-Qaeda's claims.

Mr Al-Sherif, 51, had been serving in [[Baghdad]] as chief envoy since early June; he was abducted on 03 July while out buying a newspaper, eyewitnesses said. He was not accompanied by any security at that time.

Al-Sherif had also served as deputy envoy from 1999&ndash;2003.

==Related news==
*{{Wikinews|title=Egyptian envoy's captors remain anonymous
|date=July 4, 2005}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4660909.stm
|title=Captors kill Egypt envoy to Iraq
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=July 7, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-070705qaeda_wr,0,2022688.story?coll=la-home-headlines
|title=Al Qaeda in Iraq Says It has Killed Kidnapped Egyptian Envoy
|author=
|pub=LA Times
|date=July 7, 2005}}

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[[pt:Al Qaeda afirma que assassinou embaixador egípcio]]
Al-Qaeda said in a web statement Thursday that it has killed Egypt's top envoy in Iraq, Ihab al-Sherif. 
The Islamic terror group released a video showing a blindfolded al-Sherif identifying himself, but did not show his death.

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak confirmed these reports, but did not say how the government had validated Al-Qaeda's claims.

Mr Al-Sherif, 51, had been serving in Baghdad as chief envoy since early June; he was abducted on 03 July while out buying a newspaper, eyewitnesses said. He was not accompanied by any security at that time.

Al-Sherif had also served as deputy envoy from 1999–2003.

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