| Chalabi escapes assassination in Baghdad |
| | www.chinaview.cn 2004-09-01 15:00:52 |
BAGHDAD, Sept. 1
(Xinhuanet) -- Iraqi National Congress leader Ahmad Chalabi escaped an
assassination attempt Wednesday when gunmen attacked his convoy, wounding two of
his bodyguards, Dubai-based al-Arabiya reported.
The convoy
was attacked at about 7:30 a.m. (0330 GMT) in Latifiya town, south of Baghdad,
when Chalabi was returning from the holy city of Najaf, Chalabi's aide Haider
al-Mussawi told al-Arabiya.
Chalabi escaped unharmed but two
of his bodyguards were wounded, one of whom seriously, Mussawi
said.
Chalabi, once a Pentagon ally who fell out with
Washington later, came back to Iraq from Iran earlier this month to face
counterfeiting charges.
A warrant issued by an Iraqi court
accused him of counterfeiting old Iraqi dinars, which were out of circulation in
this January. Chalabi strongly denied the allegation.
Chalabi's nephew Salem Chalabi, who heads the special tribunal to try former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, faces charges of murder, which were also denied by Salem. Enditem |
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