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Iran denies reports of attack on President Ahmadinejad
Iranian officials have denied that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was targeted in an assassination attempt.A conservative Iranian website had said an explosive device was thrown at his convoy in the western city of Hamedan, where he was to deliver a speech. But state-run Press TV said "no such attack had happened", and officials said the confusion was caused by an exploding firework. Mr Ahmadinejad went ahead with his speech at a football stadium. "It was a firecracker, and a statement will be released soon," an official in the president's media office told the Agence France-Presse news agency. Something bigger than an M-80, I'm guessing ... Iranian Al-Alam TV reported that the firecracker was set off to cheer the president. Earlier, a source in his office told the Reuters news agency that Mr Ahmadinejad's convoy was targeted as he was travelling from the airport. Dubai-based Al Arabiya television said the attacker threw an explosive device at a car carrying journalists. The attacker was detained, it said. Other Arab TV reports had said a number of people were wounded in the attack. Posted by: tipper 2010-08-04 |
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