The wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has escaped unhurt after a bomb exploded near her motorcade in Baghdad, the president's office says. Hiro Ibrahim Ahmed was travelling to a cultural festival at the city's National Theatre at the time.Four of her bodyguards were injured in the attack. The attack on Ms Hiro Ibrahim's motorcade occurred in the capital's Karrada district. It is unclear whether she was specifically targeted. The president's office said: "One of the vehicles of Ms Hiro Ibrahim's convoy hit an improvised explosive device in the road this morning. She was heading to the National Theatre."
Ms Hiro Ibrahim is a daughter of Ibrahim Ahmed, one of the founders of the Kurdish Democratic Party, and married Mr Talabani in 1970. She owns a media group and is a children's rights activist.