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| Iraq |
| Gunfire Erupts near Iran Embassy in Baghdad |
| 2014-02-26 |
| [An Nahar] Gunfire erupted near the Iranian embassy in central Storied Baghdad Tuesday, with contradictory reports over whether the mission had been targeted and even a claim that a guard had did away with himself. An embassy employee who was in the area said the gunfire maimed a guard when it targeted the mission, near the heavily fortified Green Zone, where the Iraqi government is headquartered. But front man Ali Naraqi said the shooting had nothing to do with the embassy. And an interior ministry official said an Iraqi soldier guarding the embassy had shot himself to death at its entrance, emptying his weapon's magazine. Witnesses reported heavy gunfire, and said security forces closed roads and bridges in the area. Predominantly Shiite Mohammedan Iran is widely reviled by Sunni myrmidons, who accuse Iraq's Shiite-led government of being beholden to the country's eastern neighbor. Iraq has been hit by a year-long surge in violence that has reached levels not seen since 2008, driven by widespread discontent among the Sunni Arab minority and the civil war in neighboring Syria. Bombings and shootings are a near-daily occurrence in the capital, often killing and wounding civilians but also targeting security forces members. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 And an interior ministry official said an Iraqi soldier guarding the embassy had shot himself to death at its entrance, emptying his weapon's magazine. shot himself in the head 20 times, changed magazines and got off 10 more before kicking the bucket |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-02-26 10:55 |