Mar 3, 2004, 3:43 PM

Iranian Pilgrims’ Security to Be Discussed with Polish Officials: Reports

TEHRAN March 3 (Mehr News Agency) -- The security issue of the Iranian pilgrims in Iraq will be discussed with Polish officials within the next few days, said an informed source on Tuesday.

“The Iranian Embassy in Poland is planning for a visit to Warsaw by a delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Interior Ministry. The two sides will discuss the issues of bilateral interests particularly, those concerning the Iranian pilgrims in Iraq,” the unnamed source also told the news agency.

 

The unnamed source told the Mehr News Agency that the details of the attack on an Iranian pilgrims’ bus by Polish troops in Iraq have not yet been revealed, but he said as new facts on the case have become known, the Iranian Embassy in Warsaw will follow up the issue through the Polish foreign and defense ministries.

 

Meanwhile, the spokesman of the Polish Foreign Ministry who is also Poland’s chairman of the Media Bureau stated that details on the collision of a bus with a checkpoint near Karbala in Iraq and the ensuing firing by the Polish troops on the bus are under investigation.

 

The Associated Press News Agency had earlier reported that the Polish troops in the coalition forces' multi-national division in Iraq had opened fire on a bus said to have collided with a checkpoint outside the Iraqi city of Karbala. The bus was carrying Iranian pilgrims to the holy sites revered by Shia Muslims.

 

The eyewitness near the scene of the incident said the bus was having problems with its braking system, resulting in the collision with nearby checkpoint barriers.

 

According to police forces and other sources, eight Iranian pilgrims, an Iraqi police officer and a Polish soldier were injured in the event, the report also noted. The incident occurred Monday at 6:30 PM local time.

 

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