Almotamar.net Google - An Iraqi vice-president suffered bruises in an apparent assassination attempt Monday when a car bomb blast outside a ministry caused him to fall. The explosion killed at least 10 civilians and wounded 18, police said.
An ambulance took Adel Abdul-Mahdi to hospital after he suffered minor wounds from the attack, which occurred at a building where the official was attending a conference.
Abdul-Mahdi, a Shia and one of Iraq's two vice-presidents, was undergoing routine tests and checks, an aide who spoke on condition of anonymity said. The vice-president was giving a speech when the blast occurred, the aide said.
The conference, which included municipal and public works officials, was in the upscale Mansour neighbourhood, which houses many embassies and has been the scene of kidnappings blamed on militants.
Iraqi's other vice-president is Tariq al-Hashemi, a Sunni.