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Iraqi interior ministry official survives assassination bid
 An Iraqi interior ministry official survived an assassination attempt west of the capital, a security source said on Thursday. The source told KUNA that a roadside bomb explosion targeted the official's convoy killing one civilian and wounding seven people, including four of his bodyguards.Meanwhile, 11 insurgents were captured Thursday in the areas of Dora and Gazalia west of Baghdad in an effort by the security forces to fight terrorism. Multi-National Forces (MNF) arrested a number of Iraqi military personnel in western Kirkuk during an attack on their military convoy. Security sources told KUNA that the bomb exploded near an Iraqi police checkpoint on the Riyadh-Huwaja road. Later on the security forces manning the checkpoint were arrested by the MNF. Security forces managed to report two weapons cashes to the MNF which they picked up near by the Kirkuk-Tikrit road and the Kirkuk-Huwaija road. Posted by: Fred 2006-04-21 |
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