BAGHDAD, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi temporary speaker of the newly-elected parliament on Sunday said that he was attacked by unknown people in Baghdad.
Mohammed Ali Zayni, the temporary leader of the assembly, wrote on his Facebook page that he was "subjected to an attack by suspects" before being transferred by Baghdad police to Rasheed Hotel in the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the main offices of the Iraqi government and many foreign embassies.
Zayni did not reveal details about the kind of the attack, like when or where the attack took place.
So far, the Iraqi police have no immediate comment about the incident.
Zayni chaired the first session of the new Iraqi parliament, but the political blocs failed to elect a new speaker and two deputies, which is an essential step in the first parliament session according to the Iraqi constitution.
He decided to resume the parliament session on Sept. 15 to elect the speaker of the parliament, in order to give time for further negotiation by the parliamentary blocs to overcome their deep division.
