Fadhila Party candidate survives assassination attempt

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: A Fadhila Party candidate for the upcoming provincial council elections has escaped an attempt on his life that killed his brother-in-law in southern Basra city, according to a local security source. “During a late hour on Wednesday evening, unknown gunmen driving a modern car opened fire on Dr. Abdelamir al-Moussawi, a Fadhila Party candidate, and his brother-in-law while they were distributing electoral material in al-Sankar area,” the source told IraqiNews.com. Moussawi survived the attack, while his brother-in-law, Haydar, was killed, the source noted. Basra city lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1