Bodyguards react to the sound of an explosion behind the entourage of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Hamedan, Iran. Photograph: ReutersIran Denies Claims Of Assassination Attempt On Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- The Guardian
Mixed messages surround reports of alleged grenade attack on presidential motorcade.
Confusion surrounded reports of an assassination attempt on the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, today after sources in Tehran denied initial claims that an attack had taken place.
The Iranian website khabaronline.ir said a homemade grenade exploded near Ahmadinejad's presidential motorcade in Hamedan, western Iran, as he was on his way to address a crowd. Reuters said a source in the president's office had confirmed the attack but other news outlets reported that presidential sources had later denied any attack had taken place. Khabar, the website, said he was unhurt and went on to give his speech as planned, which was broadcast live on state television.
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