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Gunmen wound two Iranian diplomats in Baghdad
15 May 2008 19:15:58 GMT
 Source: Reuters
BAGHDAD, May 15 (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying two Iranian diplomats in Baghdad on Thursday, wounding them and two other people in the vehicle, an Iranian embassy official said.

The official, who declined to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the press, said they were driving in northwestern Baghdad's Kadhimiya district at around 5 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) when the car was struck by automatic gunfire.

He said one of the diplomats was severely wounded. Iraqi police were not immediately available for comment.


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