London (KurdishMedia.com) 27 November 2007: The whereabouts of the President of Kurdistan region remain in the dark after reports of an alleged assassination attempt by one of his aide. Many reports of attempt on Barzai’s life appeared mainly in Arabic and Turkish media which all been denied by Kurdistan Regional government’s official spokesperson.
Latest public appearance by Massoud Barzani was on 8th of November when he met Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani in Erbil.
Kurdish Regional Government sources say Barzani is out of Kurdistan on holiday in Europe without naming the country. Last week, there were unconfirmed reports that Barzani and his family arrived in Vienna for holiday. Also last week a Turkish newspaper reported that Barzani have been seen shopping in a famous street of Milano, Italy with some of his bodyguards. Pukmedia.com a Kurdish website run by Patriotic union of Kurdistan (PUK) reported on Sunday that Barzani in Vienna for routine health check.
An Israeli newspaper with links to Israeli Intelligent services published report that Barzani was admitted to an Israeli Hospital in Til Aviv for treatment after an alleged assassination attempt by one of his aide. These claims where denied by Fuad Hussein, spokesperson for Barzani.
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