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"Iraqi VP Narrowly Escapes Assassination"
Feb 27th - 1:17am
By BRIAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's Shiite vice president narrowly escaped assassination Monday as a blast ripped through a government meeting hall just hours after it was searched by U.S. teams with bomb-sniffing dogs. At least 10 people were killed."
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Period.
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February 26, 2007
QUOTE - ARTICLE SNIPPET:
http://billroggio.com/archives/2007/02/bombing_targets_adel.php
"Bombing targets Adel Abdul Mahdi, Iraq's Vice President
Mahdi, Minister of Public Works, lightly wounded after bomb detonates in Public Works ministry"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "An explosion at the Ministry of Public Works nearly assassinated Adel Abdul Mahdi, one of Iraq's two Vice Presidents, as well as Riad Ghraib, the Minister of Public Works. Twelve were killed and 42 wounded after a bomb placed in the ceiling of a ministry's conference room. Mahdi and Ghraig were both "lightly wounded" in the explosion, and were treated for "scratches" at U.S. military hospital.
The bombing was an inside job. "The explosion happened when the party arrived at the meeting room," reports the BBC. The bomb would have to have been planted by someone working inside the Ministry of Public Works, and the culprits would have needed to know the schedules of Vice President Mahdi and Minister Ghraib to properly time the attack.
It is unknown if the bomb was set on a timer or 'command detonated' - triggered by someone flipping a switch or using a cell phone. A cell phone activated trigger was very likely used. The bomb was detonated as both ministers were in the conference room, making the likelihood that someone inside the building and near or participating in the conference triggered the detonation."