Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Osho Ibrahim attacked

Osho Ibrahim, deputy justice minister to Iraq, has survived another attempted assassination, the second since Tuesday.
The attack on his vehicle took place in al-Ghazaliya in western Baghdad and left 4 of his bodyguards dead and another 5 wounded.

There are conflicting reports as to who carried out the attack.
Witnesses at the scene report armed men, no mention of a uniform, while the wounded bodyguards say they were fired upon by US troops.

The army have yet to confirm or deny the allegation.

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