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Saddam's heir escapes assassination attempt
SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM
Sunday, June 23, 2002
An assassination attempt on the heir to Saddam Hussein may signal a succession
struggle in Baghdad. Iraqi opposition sources said Qusay Hussein, the younger son
of Saddam, survived a car bombing on June 9 in Baghdad when his car was booby-
trapped.
The Supreme Revolutionary Council, a Shi'ite opposition group backed by Iran, said
Qusay was coming out of the presidential palace and heading for the headquarters
of Iraqi General Intelligence when he came under attack, Middle East Newsline
reported.
Qusay, who is favored to succeed Saddam if his regime continues in power, was to
have entered a waiting car that was rigged with a large bomb that came from a
Soviet- origin rocket launcher, identified as an RPG-7.
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But the council said Qusay was directed to another of eight vehicles at his service.
Seconds later, the booby-trapped vehicle exploded and killed Qusay's driver and
three bodyguards.
In 1996, Shi'ite insurgents launched an assassination attempt on Uday Hussein,
Qusay's older brother. Uday was badly injured and much of his authority was
transferred to Qusay.
In a statement, the council did not take responsibility. But the statement suggested
that Qusay might have been attacked as part of a succession struggle for power.
The opposition group also reported that two senior Iraqi politicians also escaped
assassination. The council identified the two as Baath Party officials Mohsin Khadir
Khofagi and Aziz Salah Nauman.
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