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Hollywood producer injured in blast dies: Moustapha Akkad, born in Syria, worked on 'Halloween' films
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LOS ANGELES -- Syrian-born film producer Moustapha Akkad, whose
three decades of work in Hollywood ranged from the "Halloween"
slasher films to more serious movies with Muslim themes, died Friday
from wounds suffered in the bombing of a Jordan hotel. He was 75.
The Los Angeles resident died in a Jordanian hospital.
Bombs exploded almost simultaneously Wednesday at three Amman
hotels, including the Radisson SAS, where Mr. Akkad had been greeting
his daughter, Rima Akkad Monla,...
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