Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Sunni politician survives assassination attempt
Security, Politics
(VOI) An Iraqi legislator from the Sunni Iraqi Accordance Front (IAF) survived an attempt on his life in Diala, while a bodyguard was killed and three others were injured in the attack, a leading figure from the IAF said on Tuesday. “Parliamentarian Muzher al-Saadon, of Iraqi Accordance Front, escaped an attempt on his life when an armed group ambushed his motorcade in Muqdadiya, northeast of Diala,” spokesman for the IAF, Salim Abdullah, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).
“The attack took place in al-Hasnawi district, in Muqdadiya, when a group of armed men opened fire against the lawmaker’s car, killing a bodyguard and injuring three others who were rushed to the hospital for treatment,” he added.The source did not mention whether or not the parliamentarian was wounded. The spokesman did not accuse anyone of the attack. The Iraqi Accordance Front, under Adnan al-Dulaimi, is a Sunni bloc with 44 seats out of the 275-member parliament.
COMMENT: Police anticipate that Al-Qaida organization are behind the assassination attempt as a part of its operations targeting the members of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP), the biggest Sunni Islamic party in Iraq. COMMENT ENDS.
Labels: Diyala, Iraqi Accord Front, Muqdadiya, Muzher al-Saadon
