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Eugene

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4. BBC: Iraq Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi denies charge

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2011, 12:42 PM

Dec 2011

Source: BBC

20 December 2011 Last updated at 13:35 GMT

Iraq Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi denies charge

Iraq's Sunni Vice-President, Tariq al-Hashemi, has denied any wrongdoing, a day after a warrant was issued for his arrest on terrorism-related charges.

Mr Hashemi described as "fabricated" the accusation he was linked to attacks on government and security officials.

He also accused Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, a Shia, of being behind a plot to embarrass him and blow apart recent attempts at national reconciliation.

The Sunni deputy prime minister has warned Iraq risks a new sectarian war.

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