Diala MP escapes assassination attempt in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A lawmaker from Diala escaped an attempt on his life when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near his motorcade in Mosul city on Friday, wounding three of his bodyguards, a security source in Ninewa province said. “The IED went off near the motorcade of Diala legislator Mohammed Othman al-Khalidi at al-Nabi Younis area, in eastern Mosul, wounding three of his bodyguards,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The security source said Khalidi was on a visit to Mosul to congratulate Osama al-Nejeifi over his new post as parliament speaker. Khalidi was present in the motorcade during the blast but escaped unscathed, the source said, adding some of his bodyguards were slightly injured. Mosul, the capital city of the violence-stricken province of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SKH (P)/AmR 2