| Yesterday morning, an assassination attempt was made against Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Chief, Faruk Abdullah Abdurrahman. While the Turkmen Leader was rescued, two of his guards were injured. The attempt was made using remote controlled bombs as a three-vehicle escort convoy from Baghdad to Kirkuk was traveling from the Halis region to Babuka. Abdurrahman told Zaman, "Our car was saved at the last moment because of its speed. We were able to travel without any guards all the way to Kirkuk. One of the guards under treatment was seriously injured. ITF Representative, Ahmet Muratli, indicated that the assassination attempt was organized by those who would like to violate Iraq's territorial integrity and unity. He said Turkmens believe the attack was performed by the same sources plotting previous attacks in Karbala and Erbil. Muratli added that U.S. troops have started inquiries on the incident. |