Islamic diplomats attacked in Iraq

Insurgents mounted attacks against Arab and Muslim diplomats in Iraq today, wounding Bahrain’s top envoy in a kidnapping attempt. Pakistan’s ambassador also escaped an assault on his convoy.

The attacks came three days after gunmen seized Egypt’s top envoy to Iraq as he was buying a newspaper in the capital Baghdad, appearing to signal an insurgent campaign to discourage Islamic countries from bolstering ties with the US-backed Iraqi government.