A tourist who claimed he saw Dori Kashkosh in Baghdad said she has made several suicide attempts and is still in a state of shock following the slaying of her parents, two brothers and sister by Iraqi police April 12. The tourist, who arrived from Baghdad over the weekend, said the girl is living with an elderly Jewish woman and no longer attends classes at the university where she was the morning her family was murdered. He said Iraqi authorities have confiscated her passport. According to the tourist, the girl’s life is in danger. He suggested that student organizations all over the world be alerted to her situation.
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