Baghdad on high alert following PM assassination attempt

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The Iraqi army and security services carried out large-scale deployments across the centre of Baghdad on Sunday morning, in the aftermath of a failed assassination attempt against Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. Military helicopters, infantry units and armoured forces deployed around the Green Zone, a high security neighbourhood in the Iraqi capital that hosts most embassies and government buildings. Sources in the security services told The New Arab’s Arabic language site Al Araby Al Jadeed that Kadhimi met with senior army and security leaders to discuss the developing situation. “C…

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