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December 17, 2005
Iran: Attempt on Ahmadinejad Thwarted
A bodyguard was killed but the midget crazed Iranian President escaped unharmed. Better luck next time guys, whoever you are: Iran President's bodyguard dies in ambush
Tehran, Iran, Dec. 17 - One of the bodyguards of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was killed and another wounded when an attempt to ambush the presidential motorcade was thwarted in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, according to a semi-official newspaper and local residents."At 6:50 pm on Thursday, the lead car in the presidential motorcade confronted armed bandits and trouble-makers on the Zabol-Saravan highway", the semi-official Jomhouri Islami reported on Saturday.
"In the ensuing armed clash, the driver of the vehicle, who was an indigenous member of the security services, and one of the president's bodyguards died, while another bodyguard was wounded", the newspaper, which was founded by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wrote.
Posted by Ruy Diaz at December 17, 2005 3:29 PM
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