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Wounded envoy returns home after treatment
 Bahrain's ambassador to Iraq who was wounded during a kidnapping attempt in Baghdad in July will be coming home today, diplomatic sources yesterday told Gulf News. Hassan Malallah Al Ansari will arrive from Amman, after a two-day stopover on his home trip from Germany where he has undergone a successful six-hour microscopic nerve-graft surgery. It will be the first time he will be coming to Bahrain following the attack. Dr Khalifa Bin Dayna, Bahrain Surgical Association president, senior consultant and endoscopic surgeon, who arranged for his treatment in Germany, told the media last month that the 57-year-old envoy would need six months to fully recover.Al Ansari was shot and wounded by gunmen who opened fire on his car in Baghdad on July 5 on his way to work. Reports said he was ambushed by at least eight gunmen aboard a pick-up truck after leaving his residence and they opened fire on him. According to an eye witness, "Two men got out of their cars and screamed at him 'get out of your car'. Instead, the diplomat kept going, and two of the men shot at him with an assault rifle and a pistol. Posted by: Fred 2005-09-03 |
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