Alaa Abdel-Wahab

Al-Baghdadia TV

May 31, 2009, in Mosul, Iraq

Alaa Abdel-Wahab, a sports journalist with the Cairo-based Al-Baghdadia television station, died from injuries sustained from a bomb planted in his car in Mosul, northern Iraq, The Associated ‎Press reported.‎

The bomb also wounded Sultan Jerjis, a sports presenter with the local radio station Al-Rasheed, ‎the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory, a local freedom watchdog reported.  ‎

Abdel-Wahab and Jerjis, who were on assignment to conduct a story on the local Olympic committee, had just finished eating lunch and were getting into Abdel-Wahab's car when the bomb exploded, according to AP. It was not clear why the two were targeted.

Abdel-Wahab, 37, was severely wounded and was rushed to the city's main hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Jerjis suffered minor wounds to his legs.

Medium: Television

Job: Broadcast Reporter

Beats Covered: Sports

Gender: Male

Local or Foreign: Local

Freelance: No

Type of Death: Crossfire/Combat-Related

Suspected Source of Fire: Political Group