Gunmen wound 3 Iranian embassy staff in Baghdad

[Barrett808]

Source: Reuters

Gunmen wound 3 Iranian embassy staff in Baghdad
By Tim Cocks
15 May 2008 21:06:58 GMT

BAGHDAD, May 15 (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying three Iranian embassy staff in Baghdad on Thursday, wounding them and their Iraqi driver, a spokesman for the Iranian embassy said.

"The gunmen attacked the car with our employees at around 5 p.m. (1400 GMT) while they were travelling to visit Kadhimiya shrine," embassy spokesman Sayed Tasleem told Reuters, referring to a Shi'ite shrine in northwest Baghdad.

He said two of the victims were badly wounded.

Iraqi police confirmed the attack but did not have any further details or say who they thought could be behind it. Iran's official IRNA news agency blamed the U.S. military.

"American agents carried out terror attacks on Iranian embassy staff in Baghdad," IRNA quoted an unnamed source as saying. "Iran will seriously follow this case and wants those responsible ... to be arrested and punished."

A U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad said the allegation was "completely ridiculous".

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[LakeSamish706]

1. The Iranian's claims would not surprise me at all... This Administration...

is salivating to get into it with Iran.

[maddezmom]

2. "We're not in the business of assassination," Major Leighton said. "I don't know why the Iranian

"We're not in the business of assassination," Major Brad Leighton said. "I don't know why the Iranian press would report that. Obviously, they've got an agenda."

[SpiralHawk]

5. I'll bet you Leighton doesn't have a clue what really went down

He's just small fry parroting the party line.

[Journeyman]

3. Too many people in that wretched land eager to "stir the pot" to point at any one culprit. . .

certainly, it could be American agents. It could also be nationalist Iraqis hopeful they can draw their American enemy into a battle with the Iranians. Or Sunni al Qaeda (from within Iraq or from without) trying to get two of their enemies to duke it out. Could be Israelis, looking to forward some asinine plot. Or Iranians, trying to make their US tormenters look bad. Or Pakistani agents, hopeful of easing US pressure on them by focusing the American military elsewhere. Or. . . Well, you can see the idea.

George W. stirred up a full pot load of trouble for us all with his misguided, ill-considered, criminal invasion, and I can see no end to our troubles because of it . . . either from the Iraqis or a whole rogues' gallery of others.

[SpiralHawk]

4. Republicon homelander black ops?

Hmmmm - we know the republicons are devoted to the occult...?

Everything they do is "top secret" or "imperial executive privilege."

Hmmm?

[Pavulon]

6. If we did it they would be dead.

50cal and mk19 dont leave much. was it a efp that got them or the standard AK spray.

[thunder rising]

7. Do you really think they would use issue weapons? It's Blackwater.