Basketball coach killed in Baghdad attacks

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The coach of the al-Karkh basketball team was killed in the explosion that took place near the Babel hotel in central Baghdad, the media director of the Youth Ministry said on Monday. “The coach, Munther Ali Shenawa, was killed this afternoon while passing near the Babel hotel in central Baghdad,” Asefa Moussa told IraqiNews.com news agency. He was born in the city of Nassiriya in 1961 and joined the Iraqi national team in early 1980s. SH (P)/SR 2