Deputy provincial governor found dead in Iraq rebel bastion (Ramadi) [View All]

The body of a senior Iraqi provincial official was found riddled with bullets in the rebel bastion of Ramadi hours after his kidnapping by unknown gunmen, a police source said.

Deputy Governor Muyad Marwan al-Ithawi was kidnapped early on Tuesday when he left his house and headed for work in the city, 100 kilometres west of Baghdad, the source said, asking not to be identified.

His body was dumped in the street later in the day.

Insurgents have brought life to a halt in Ramadi, where they battle US forces daily, reducing sections of the city centre to a bullet-scarred ghost town.

US commanders suspect police and national guardsmen in the city of collaborating with the insurgents.

The provincial police chief quit his post on Thursday, while his predecessor was arrested by the Americans in August on criminal charges.

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