Iraqi PM targeted
2004-07-07 08:39
Baghdad - Three devices exploded near the Baghdad residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on Wednesday morning, wounding three men and a woman, an Iraqi police officer on the site said.
"This happened at between 9:00 and 9:15 when we heard three explosions caused by flying objects," said police Lieutenant Safaa.
Allawi was not present at the home at the time, an official said.
The US military had no immediate word on what caused the blasts.
The attacks came only hours Allawi was set to unveil a long-anticipated law giving him the authority to impose emergency measures to safeguard the country's security.
The new law gives Iraqi officials the ability to institute martial law for limited periods of time and under special circumstances. -AFP/AP
- News24