Al-Qaida inmate killed in Iraqi jail battle | World news | The Guardian

Fighting between prisoners and security officers in Baghdad kills at least 18, including al-Qaida mastermind of church attackAt least 18 people were killed in fighting between security officers and prisoners at an Iraqi interior ministry jail complex in Baghdad on Sunday, a security official said.The dead included an al-Qaida leader known as the "emir of Baghdad" who planned an attack on a Catholi

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The dead included an al-Qaida leader known as the "emir of Baghdad" who planned an attack on a Catholic church last October in which more than 50 people died, said Major-General Qassim al-Moussawi, Baghdad's security spokesman.