munaeem | 26 February, 2007 12:39
Iraq's vice president escaped an apparent assassination attempt Monday after a bomb exploded in municipal offices where he was making a speech, knocking him down with the force of the blast that left at least 10 people dead.
Adel Abdul-Mahdi suffered bruises in the fall and was hospitalized for medical exams, an aide said. Police initially blamed the attack on a bomb-rigged car, but later said explosives were apparently planted inside the building.
Adbul-Mahdi is one of two vice presidents. The other, Tariq al-Hashemi, is Sunni.
The attack sent another message that suspected Sunni militants could strike anywhere despite a major security crackdown across the capital.
We forget that Iraq had an army and intelligence network. After the fall of Saddam, all these people melted away in the public.
American and Iraqi officials give the wrong impression that the situation is under their control.
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