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Ahmadinejad escapes assassination

August 4, 2010 13:08
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has survived an assassination attempt in Iran.

The Iranian president escaped any injury although others were wounded when his convoy was hit with an explosive.

He was travelling to the city of Hamadan, in western Iran, to make a speech.

Police arrested one person and an official said: "Investigations continue to find out who was behind it."

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