Iraqi Leader Denies Francis' Claim: No Plot for Assassination in 2021
Former Nineveh Governor Najm Al-Jubouri has refuted recent claims by Pope Francis about an alleged assassination attempt during his visit to Iraq in 2021.
Al-Jubouri told Shafaq.com on December 18 that the visit was "meticulously planned without any security threats or incidents." The preparations for this trip involved several international and local security agencies, including personnel from Nineveh, Baghdad, British and American security teams.
"No report indicated any threat to the Pope's life, and all security operations in Nineveh were issued under my direct supervision", he said.
Al-Jubouri rejected the notion of an assassination plot, pointing out that if such a threat had existed, standard international security protocols would have required the visit to be canceled: "The fact that the visit took place as planned is proof that there was no threat."
He suggested the claims might stem from misinformation or a …More