Iyad Anwar Wali
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Iyad Anwar Wali or Ayad Anwar Wali was a 44 year old Iraq
i Italian
businessman, who had lived in Italy
for 24 years. His wife is an Italian citizen.
Wali was kidnapped from his office in Baghdad
. His brother Emad told CNN
the Italian foreign ministry informed his family that Wali had been killed. "He was killed like an animal," Emad Anwar Wali said.
The Wali brothers have long run a furniture
company
. Ayad Anwar Wali, who had one son, was in Iraq
hoping to drum up some new business, his brother said.
Emad Anwar Wali said he was on the phone with his brother when the abduction occurred. "He said, 'There are some people coming, I have to go.'" Hours later, as he called frantically, Emad learned from a friend of his brother that Ayad had been kidnapped and it was reported he was killed on October 2, 2004.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
businessman, who had lived in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
for 24 years. His wife is an Italian citizen.
Wali was kidnapped from his office in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
. His brother Emad told CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
the Italian foreign ministry informed his family that Wali had been killed. "He was killed like an animal," Emad Anwar Wali said.
The Wali brothers have long run a furniture
Furniture
Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things...
company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
. Ayad Anwar Wali, who had one son, was in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
hoping to drum up some new business, his brother said.
Emad Anwar Wali said he was on the phone with his brother when the abduction occurred. "He said, 'There are some people coming, I have to go.'" Hours later, as he called frantically, Emad learned from a friend of his brother that Ayad had been kidnapped and it was reported he was killed on October 2, 2004.
External links
- http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-1009899/Ayad-Anwar-Wali
- http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/04/italy.hostage/index.html