Iraqi leader injured
NZPA-Reuter Beirut The Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Tariz Aziz) escaped with slight wounds from a grenade attack at aj student meeting in Bagdad; yesterday, the Iraqi News] Agency has reported. ■ I.N.A. said that the attack-[ er was of Iranian origin [ and the incident in one of: the world’s most heavily; policed States appeared likely to foreshadow a new'
deterioration in Bagdad’s already frosty relations with the revolutionary Islamic Government in Teheran, (Arab diplomats said. i A number of. students iwere injured in the blast at iMustanseriyah University. [ The attacker, named as [Samir Nour Ali, was killed [immediately by security imen, I.N.A. said. [ Mr Aziz, who ranks fourth ‘in the Iraqi political hieriachy and is a member of the 'ruling Revolutionary Com-
Imand Council was taken to [hospital but released after treatment for superficial wounds. Last month the Bagdad Government announced the execution of an Iraqi accused of stirring up internal trouble on behalf of the Iranian leadership under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeiny. j He was convicted of openling fire on a religious proI cession in the Muslim holy I city of Herbela last. November, killing four people.
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