ALBAWABA - An Iraqi transgender blogger was shot dead in the middle of the day in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
Noor El-Safar, 23, who's commonly known as Nor BM, was killed with 3 bullets by an unknown gunman in the Al-Dawawi area in the center of Baghdad.
Nor BM, a well-known Iraqi blogger and makeup artist, is followed by over 98,000 people on Instagram.
The Iraqi blogger has been receiving death threats since coming out as transgender in addition to the way he appears and what he wears.
Iraqi local media reported citing a security source that the armed man, who opened fire on the blogger Nor BM, used a pistol, confirming that he was hit with 3 gunshots in the neck and abdomen area, which resulted in his death.
A video was shared online allegedly showing the moment the gunman shot dead the Iraqi blogger in front of his house in Baghdad. In the alleged clip, a man on a motorcycle was seen waiting in front of Nor BM's house, when the victim came out of his home he shot him three times and then ran away.
The policemen are still investigating the incident to detect the person behind the attack, but announced that they haven't caught the shooter yet.
Iraq has been tightening rules against the LGBTQ+ community, especially after approving a law banning media from using the "homosexuality" term and instead using "sexual deviance".
