Wack the Iraq pavement game to close

A pavement game called "Wack the Iraq" that drew protest from a civil rights group will close early next month and will be renamed next year, city officials say.

The game, at Morey's Pier in this oceanfront town, lets customers shoot paintballs at people dressed as Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.

"It's going to shut down. It won't come back," said City Commissioner Fred Wager, who oversees public safety.

The New Jersey Chapter of American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee said the game fostered anti-Arab sentiment.

The group canceled a protest planned for Saturday after the city announcement.

It was not clear who runs the game. A Morey's employee has said the space is leased.

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