Iraqi police general survives attack on his convoy
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The head of emergency police in the Iraqi capital, Maj. Gen. Ali al-Yassiri, survived an attack on his convoy in a commercial area of the Karradah neighborhood, a police official said on condition of anonymity Friday.
One civilian died and six others were hurt, including three of al-Yassiri's bodyguards, the official said.
Hours earlier, a roadside bomb exploded in eastern Baghdad, injuring one civilian, police said.
Also Saturday, police said a former Baath party member was killed by gunmen south of Hillah, about 95 kilometers south of Baghdad.
In Basra, Iraq's second-largest city about 550 kilometers southeast of Baghdad, a roadside bomb targeted a convoy, wounding one British soldier, said Maj. Charlie Burbridge, a British military spokesman.
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