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Askhik Varojan

From the news reports:

Earlier Wednesday, four Christian laundresses were killed

AFP 22 Jan 2004

Askhik Varojan worried about her job in the laundry of a U.S. military base after insurgents began targeting Iraqis who were cooperating with the occupation forces.

She boarded a minibus Wednesday for her job at the U.S. base at Habaniyah, 50 miles west of Baghdad, determined to hand in her resignation rather than live in fear. ...

Varojan took the job at Habaniyah three weeks ago to support her paralyzed husband and four children, relatives said.

AP 22 Jan 2004

Age Adult
Sex Female
Occupation Laundry worker
Nationality Iraqi
Marital status Wife
Parental status Mother

Recorded in IBC incident x318

Location: road between Habbaniyah and Fallujah

Date: 21 January 2004