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Senior police officer survives assassination attempt

November 5, 2008 - 09:59:51

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The deputy chief of the Missan police on Wednesday survived an attempt on his life, while a policeman was killed and four more were wounded in a bomb blast in central Amara, a security source said.
“An explosive charge went off targeting the motorcade of Colonel Sadeq Abdul Aziem, killing a cop and injuring four,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq, noting that the deputy chief of police survived.
A security source had said earlier a policeman was killed and three more were wounded in a bomb explosion in central Amara.
Missan is a Shiite province. Its capital city is al-Amara. Sitting on the Tigris River, Amara lies 390 km south of Baghdad. Missan, in the east of the country, bordering Iran, is home to many marsh Arabs.

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