Iraqi Police Director General Escapes Assassination Attempt

A Director General in the Iraqi Police has escaped an assassination attempt by an explosive charge blast against his motorcade that wounded six persons, including three of his guards, a Baghdad security source said on Monday. “Major-General, Sabah al-Shibly, the Director General of Police in Iraq, has escaped an assassination attempt, when an explosive charge blew off against his motorcade in central Baghdad’s al-Firdous Square, wounding six persons, including three of his guards and causing damage to several cars of the motorcade,” the security source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The Iraqi capital of Baghdad had witnessed a security deterioration over the past two days.