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Iraqi first lady escapes attack
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![Hero Ibrahim Ahmed was on her way to the National Theatre [AFP]](http://mwcnews.net/images/stories/Iraq/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/Hero-Ibrahim.jpg "Hero Ibrahim Ahmed was on her way to the National Theatre [AFP]") | | Hero Ibrahim Ahmed was on her way to the National Theatre [AFP] |
The wife of Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi president, has escaped unhurt after her convoy was hit by a roadside bomb.
The attack in the centre of the capital on Sunday wounded four of her bodyguards but left Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, the first lady, unhurt, the president's office said.
"One of the vehicles of Ms Hero Ibrahim's convoy hit an improvised explosive device in the road this morning," an office statement said.
"She was heading to the National Theatre to attend a cultural festival."
Two Iraqi soldiers and two civilians were also wounded in the attack in Baghdad.
The assailants are unknown.
Iraq has seen a large increase in violence in the past month, in the main between Shia militias loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr and US and government forces.
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