BAGHDAD/ Aswat al-Iraq: Free Iraqiya bloc MP Karima al-Jiwari announced that she and her family escaped an assassination attempt in Balad Intersection, Salahal-Din province.
Bloc's media office announced that a bombed car was cornered on the side of the road which exploded during the passage of her convoy.
No people were in the street during the explosion, the statement added.