A Russian diplomatic convoy which left Baghdad on Sunday was attacked and several people were wounded, the spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Russian Ambassador Vladimir Titorenko was in the convoy, which was heading for Syria, Interfax news agency said. It was unclear who attacked the convoy. Russia has been an outspoken opponent of the U.S.-led war against Iraq, and last week summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest against an air raid on a Baghdad suburb which houses the Russian embassy.
Hmmm...considering the other report of an American convoy attacked with a political Kurdish figure in it, it seems to be a bit of a coincidence, no?
| FoxNews said earlier today that it was attacked within Iraqi-controlled territory and that we weren't the ones who did it. With so much ordnance being dropped all over the place, that could change, of course. But it could also have been a case of mistaken identity by the Iraqis, which would at least be amusing. |
FOLLOWUP, from IRNA...
According to the Qatar Al-Jazeera TV channel, the Russian Ambassador Vladimir Titorenko, a councilor of the diplomatic mission and a driver were wounded in an attack on the motorcade of the Russian embassy in Iraq. The embassy motorcade, heading for Syria, was attacked by unidentified people near the city of Falluja not far from Baghdad.
Being attacked by "unknown people" implies they weren't attacked from the air... |