Three Iraqis arrested in Germany over suspicion on assassination attempt against Allawi

The German police arrested three Iraqis yesterday over suspicion of planning to attack the Iraqi interim prime minister Eyad Allawi. Officials in the German police said that the police detained three men during breaking in operations in the course of terrorism fighting pertaining to the visit Allawi is currently making to Germany.

A statement by the police office said that three Iraqis were detained in breaking in operations in Berlin, and two other cities suspected of being members in the extremist Ansar al-Islam group. News on these breaking in operations came as Allawi was about to start talks in Berlin with the German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. The statement read that the three men will be brought before the investigation judge today Saturday.