WORLD BRIEFING / IRAQ
The government blamed the militant group Al Qaeda in Iraq for the killing of a prominent Sunni Arab lawmaker, as political figures crossed sectarian lines to join in a show of solidarity against violence.
Sunni and Shiite Muslim lawmakers called the slaying of Harith Obeidi, the leader of the largest Sunni bloc in parliament, an attack against moderation, as they took turns at a lectern to call for a united front against terrorism.
Obeidi and a bodyguard were gunned down as they left a mosque after Friday prayers. The parliament held a special session to honor him after a funeral service at Baghdad’s Convention Center in the guarded Green Zone.
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