http://www.news.com.au/sundayheraldsun/story/0,,19876552-5005961,00.htmlTHE chairman of the council in the Iraqi city of Samarra narrowly survived an assassination attempt by one of his guards who blew himself up as his boss returned home, police said today.
Assad Ali Yassin, who has been council chairman of the restive city north of Baghdad for the past three months, had little reason to suspect a member of his own guard detail, a local officer said.
Waed al-Abbasi had been chosen from Mr Yassin's own tribe and served as a guard at the chairman's home in the city's Khadra neighbourhood.
But Mr Yassin's personal bodyguards had their suspicions. Late on Tuesday night, as they accompanied Mr Yassin home, they noticed something was amiss with Abbasi -- who then abruptly rushed towards the chairman.
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