Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq's National Security Service (INSS) revealed on Fridaythat it had foiled an alleged plot to assassinate the agency's chief, itsofficial spokesperson, Baghdad's security director, and several other officers,describing the operation as a serious criminal plot.
The INSS stated that the plan was orchestrated by a celllinked to the so-called Iraqi National Gathering for Liberation and Change,which it identified as one of the fronts of the banned Baath Party.
Investigations and interrogations showed that members of thecell had moved beyond incitement and threats to the stage of assigning tasks,selecting targets, and preparing weapons for the planned attacks. The agency said a forthcoming report would present parts ofthe suspects' confessions, details of the alleged assignments, and the planningstages that preceded the disruption of the plot.
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