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| UPDATE: Pro-al-Sistani group denies reports of attack in Najaf |
| 2004-02-05 |
| EFL The Arabic TV station Al-Jazeera had reported that unidentified gunmen fired on the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani Thursday morning. Reports of an assassination attempt Thursday against Iraq’s most powerful Shiite Muslim clergyman are untrue, a Shiite group close to the top cleric said. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani was described by associates as being in good health. Bodyguards and political allies told The Associated Press there was no attempt on his life, dismissing Arab media reports. "We have contacted the office of his eminence, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani, in Najaf and it transpired that the report is a lie and the whole issue is fabricated and baseless," the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq said. The council works closely with al-Sistani in promoting Shiite political interests. An AP reporter who visited the cleric’s house in the southern city of Najaf at midday Thursday saw no sign of extra security or unusual activity. CNN also reported the attack. Was ist los hier? |
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