( CNN ) -- Mohammed Bdaiwi , the Baghdad bureau chief of Radio Free Iraq , was shot and killed Saturday in Baghdad , police said . Bdaiwi was on his way to his office , near the residence of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani , when he was shot by a military guard after an argument between them , the radio station reported . According to his media outlet , Bdaiwi was driving his car through the guarded gate at the compound that houses his bureau as well as the presidential residence when he got in an argument with a guard . The guard shot the journalist and fled inside the compound . The guard was eventually handed over to police once Iraq 's prime minister made a surprise appearance to demand that he be taken into custody , the station reported . In addition to being a journalist , Bdaiwi was also an author and professor at a university in Baghdad . Iraq has been beset by violence over the last year . At least 10 people were killed Saturday in shootings and explosion across Iraq , police said . On Friday , at least 38 people were killed in a wave of violence . Radio Free Iraq is a branch of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . Swedish journalist shot dead in Kabul .
Mohammed Bdaiwi , Baghdad bureau chief of Radio Free Iraq , shot and killed in Baghdad . Military guard is reported to have opened fire after an argument . Bdaiwi was also an author and professor at a university in the Iraqi capital .