'Cowardly terrorist attack': Iraqi PM chairs meeting after escaping assassination attempt in Baghdad 

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi appeared in video footage published by his office, chairing a meeting with top security commanders to discuss the drone attack.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped unharmed from an armed drone assassination attempt in Baghdad, officials said on Sunday, in an incident that raised tension in Iraq weeks after a general election disputed by Iran-backed militia groups.

Kadhimi appeared in video footage published by his office on Sunday chairing a meeting with top security commanders to discuss the drone attack."The cowardly terrorist attack that targeted the home of the prime minister last night with the aim of assassinating him, is a serious targeting of the Iraqi state by criminal armed groups," his office said in a statement after the meeting.