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US: President Biden condemns ‘terrorist attack’ on Iraqi PM
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WASHINGTON, 09 November 2021, (TON): US President Joe Biden condemned the attack that targeted Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi and said “his administration would help Iraqi security forces identify those responsibly.”
Biden said in a statement “I strongly condemn the terrorist attack targeting the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister al-Kadhemi.”
“I am relieved the Prime Minister was not injured and commend the leadership he has shown in calling for calm, restraint, and dialogue to protect the institutions of the state and strengthen the democracy Iraqis so richly deserve.”
Kadhemi escaped unhurt when an explosives-packed drone struck his Baghdad residence early Sunday. But the attack marked a substantial escalation in the country’s post-election turmoil.
The prime minister’s office described the attack as a “failed assassination attempt,” while Iraqi President Barham Salih called the strike, which was not immediately claimed by any group, an attempted “coup against the constitutional system.”
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