Iraqis Killed in Holy City Bomb

World | August 24, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

An assassination attempt on a leading Shia cleric in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf has killed three people and injured nine, Shia leaders say. Two bodyguards and a driver of Grand Ayatollah Seyed Mohammed Said al-Hakim were killed in an explosion near his home on Saturday. US military sources confirmed the attack which they said occurred south of the Imam al-Ali mosque in Najaf at 03:10 (11:10 GMT). Al-Hakim reportedly suffered scratches on his neck.

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