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Popular Iraqi Broadcaster Wounded Narrowly Escaping Assassination

Popular Iraqi Broadcaster Wounded Narrowly Escaping Assassination
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One of Iraq's most beloved broadcasters narrowly escaped assassination today, the latest target in a string of attacks against journalists here.

Amal Mudarris, 58, a Baghdad radio veteran who began her career in 1962, suffered serious head injuries when she was shot multiple times outside her home in the morning. Doctors said later in the day that her condition had stabilized and she was expected to recover.

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