KurdistanObserver.com

Iraqi President's Convoy Attacked

BAGHDAD, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A suicide bomber attacked Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's convoy in the Kurdish enclave north of Iraq Saturday, wounding three of his bodyguards.

The Kurdish satellite television channel said the attempt took place near Suleiman Bak in the region of Toz Khormatu, 125 miles (200 kilometers) north of Baghdad.

It quoted an official source as saying three of the president's bodyguards were seriously wounded, but there was no information on Talabani's fate.

The source confirmed that "Talabani's convoy was targeted by a booby-trapped car driven by a suicide bomber while on its way to Kurdistan where the president is scheduled to attend the extraordinary session of the Kurdistan parliament, aimed at ratifying an agreement to merge the two Kurdish administrations in Arbil and Suleimaniyah."