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Iraqi education official escapes assassination

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-01-21 08:59

BAGHDAD -- A government statement says a senior Iraqi education official has escaped assassination while traveling through central Baghdad.

An Iraqi policeman stands guard near campaign posters for a candidate in the upcoming provincial elections in Amarah, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2009. A government statement says a senior Iraqi education official has escaped assassination while traveling through central Baghdad. [Agencies]

The statement says the undersecretary of Iraq's Higher Education Ministry, Ammar Aziz Mohammed Ali, was not hurt when a roadside bomb hit his convoy midmorning Tuesday.

A police officer at the scene says two civilians and three guards were injured. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release information to the media.

Last Thursday, the Minister of Higher Education escaped injury when a roadside bomb exploded near his convoy in the same district.