2 aides to top Iraqi Shi'ite cleric (al-Sistani) escape assassination attempts

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Source: AP

Two aides to Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric have escaped assassination in separate attacks in southern Iraq, Police said Tuesday.

According to police, Sheik Ali al-Fudhaili was seriously wounded in one attack and his driver was killed when gunmen ambushed their vehicle in Basra.

Gunmen also fired on the car of Habib Salman al-Khatib in the Shi'ite city of Kut. Al-Khatib was not injured but one of his guards was wounded, police said.

Both clerics are representatives of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

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[mrJJ]

1. Payback will be swift

Dumb move. Someones going to get a major payback. 2 different cities 2 different targets of the represenatives to the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. The intelligence recon and planning shouldn't be under estimated.