BAGHDAD — Eight Iraqi officers have been arrested on
charges of negligence in probing an attempt to assassinate Prime Minister
Mustafa Al-Kadhemi, a senior official said Monday.
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Kadhemi escaped unhurt from the November 7 assassination
bid, in an attack that has gone unclaimed.
Explosive-packed drones were used in the assault, with one
hitting his Baghdad residence while a second one failed to explode and was
found on the roof of the house.
A bomb disposal team and forensic experts were tasked with
examining the second drone to lift any possible fingerprints, national security
advisor Qassem Al-Araji told a news conference.
The teams were then expected to blow up the drone but later
revealed they had failed to lift any fingerprints beforehand, Araji said.
As a result, a committee investigating the attack decided to
arrest the eight officers, including two generals, Araji said.
A probe into why they failed to carry out their instructions
has been launched, he added.
The commission "does not want to accuse anyone or any
faction", Araji said. "But what happened indicates there has been
negligence."
The attack came two days after two people were killed as
security forces clashed with supporters of Iran-backed parties that lost ground
in Iraq's October 10 elections.
The violence broke out as demonstrators tried to break into
the high-security Green Zone which houses government buildings and foreign
embassies.
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