Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad - BBC News

The government says a specialist team is looking into the death of the well-known influencer.

10 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Om Fahad was sentenced to six months in prison last year for her social media videos (file image)By Kathryn ArmstrongBBC NewsIraqi social media influencer Om Fahad has been shot dead outside her home in Baghdad, according to local media reports.

The attack happened in the capital's eastern Zayne neighbourhood on Friday.

Iraq's interior ministry confirmed in a statement that a "woman known on social networking sites" had been killed by "unknown assailants".

It added that a "specialised work team" had been set up to investigate the circumstances of her death.

Fahad, whose real name is Ghufran Sawadi, was reportedly shot in her car by a lone person with a gun riding a motorbike.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68910812

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