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Iranian resistance group claims Iran tried to attack its Baghdad HQ
Copyright ) 1997 Nando.net
Copyright ) 1997 Agence France-Presse
BAGHDAD (December 19, 1997 11:36 a.m. EST http://www.nando.net) - The
People's Mujahedeen, the mained armed Iranian opposition group, said
Friday that its security officers thwarted an Iranian government attack
on its Baghdad, Iraq, headquarters.
"At 11 a.m. today, terrorists sent from Iran by the mullahs' regime
attempted to fire ... rockets on our headquarters from a nearby hotel,
but our security officers foiled the attempt," the Mujahedeen spokesman
said in a statement.
Mujahedeen chief Massoud Rajavi called for the Iraqi government "to
arrest and prosecute" the attackers, the spokesman said, adding that
they had left behind large quantities of weapons and ammunition.
The attack was the 52nd operation since 1993 against the Mujahedeen in
Iraq by agents of "the religious dictatorship ruling Iran," the group
said.
In October, Iranian aircraft bombed two Mujahedeen bases in Iraqi
provinces bordering Iran, raids that Tehran said were defensive.
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