'Islamic Army in Iraq' claims attack against Chalabi: Al-Jazeera

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DOHA : The militant Islamic Army in Iraq has claimed responsibility for an assassination attempt against Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi, in a video shown on Saturday by the Arabic-language satellite television network Al-Jazeera.

The group, which is believed to have kidnapped two French journalists, also said it captured a bodyguard of Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi National Congress, during the attack.

In the video, the bodyguard said that three of his colleagues were killed in the assassination attempt.

Al-Jazeera also reported the bodyguard had talked about "Ahmed Chalabi's relations with the American Congress and with Iran."

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