On 22 February 2006, Bahjat was hunted down and shot in cold blood along with her colleagues Adnan Al Dulaimi and Khalid Al Fellahi while covering a story in Samarra.
On 22 February 2006, Bahjat was targeted and killed in cold blood along with her colleagues Adnan Al Dulaimi and Khalid Al Fellahi while reporting on a story in Samarra.