Iraq Shiite leader Hakim ‘dies in Tehran hospital’

AFP: Iraqi Shiite leader Abdel Aziz al-Hakim has died in a Tehran hospital after a long battle with lung cancer, his son Mohsen Hakim told AFP. TEHRAN (AFP) — Iraqi Shiite leader Abdel Aziz al-Hakim has died in a Tehran hospital after a long battle with lung cancer, his son Mohsen Hakim told AFP.
 
"He died a few minutes ago after battling cancer for 28 months," said Mohsen who was at his father's bedside with his brother Ammar.