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| Iraq seeks Sunni lawmaker suspected in attacks |
| 2009-02-22 |
| Iraqi authorities are seeking a Sunni lawmaker accused of masterminding a series of attacks, including a 2007 blast inside the parliament building. Iraqi military spokesman Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi said the lawmaker, Mohammed al-Dayni, was implicated in confessions from two former bodyguards who were arrested last week. Tapes of their interrogations were played at a news conference Sunday. Al-Moussawi later told The Associated Press that an arrest warrant was issued for al-Dayni. Parliament also may need to vote to lift his immunity from prosecution. The bodyguards claim al-Dayni was behind a wave of attacks, including the April 2007 blast inside the parliament cafeteria that killed a Sunni lawmaker. |
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