One Iraqi Killed in Parliament attack
The military has downsized the numbers, thankfully, according to Fox:
Plus, Iraq native Omar Fadhil for Pajamas Media states:In a statement Friday morning, the U.S. military said "after further research
and consultation with government of Iraq officials" it had determined that only
one "civilian" had been killed in the attack and 22 were wounded.Parliament
officials said the victim was Mohammed Awad, a Sunni member of the moderate
National Dialogue Front. Seven of the wounded were members of parliament, the
officials said.
U.S. military spokesman Maj. Gen. William Caldwell had said
Thursday that eight people were killed in the bombing, a major security breach
in the most heavily guard region of Baghdad.
Everyone I talked to today... all seemed to agree that if
there’s anyone to blamed for that it’s the members of parliament themselves.
Parliament members are famous for complaining about ‘security measures’ in the
Green Zone being “insulting” to them and to Iraq’s sovereignty. They didn’t want
their vehicles and guards to be searched. This is the result.