Ahmadinejad accuses enemies of exaggerating firecracker
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused his enemies Thursday of exaggerating a firecracker incident into an attempted assassination in order to overshadow an important speech he was delivering in the western town of Hamedan.Tehran has said that Wednesday's explosion near Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's convoy was just an excited fan setting off a firecracker, denying earlier reports of an assassination attempt on the president.The incident happened as Ahmadinejad was driving to a stadium, where he later addressed supporters and criticized Western demands that Iran halt its nuclear activities.The blast set off a flurry of media reports, including one that it was a handmade grenade.State IRNA news agency on Thursday quoted Ahmadinejad as saying enemies tried to prevent his "words from reaching the world."
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