Shafaq News-Baghdad
A sound grenadestruck the home of Abd al-Razzaq al-Majidi, president of Al-Esraa University inBaghdad, on Friday, causing material damage but no injuries, according to asecurity source.
The attack hital-Majidi's residence on Palestine Street in the Rusafa district, four daysafter he received direct threats from an armed group. The threats, issued lastMonday, followed the university administration's refusal to approve thefraudulent passing of an engineering student in breach of ministerialregulations, according to a statement from the university.
During thatearlier incident, more than 15 vehicles converged on al-Majidi's home in whatthe university described as a show of force. Members of the group demanded hepresent himself at their headquarters, using explicit threatening language. Theconfrontation left his family, including children, in a state of fear, theuniversity said.
Iraqiauthorities responded Tuesday by issuing an arrest warrant under Article 4 ofthe Anti-Terrorism Law against Nour al-Din Ahmad Mohsen Faraj, identified asthe son of a leader of Kataib Hezbollah —an Iran-backed armed faction operatingwithin Iraq's state-sanctioned Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).
No group hasclaimed responsibility for Friday's attack. Whether the suspect named in thewarrant is in custody remains unconfirmed.
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