March 9, 2008
Erbil-Hewler, Kurdistan region 'Iraq, -- A
French female journalist Cecile Hennion was attacked in the early
hours of Saturday in her room at a hotel in Erbil by
a group of gunmen who tried to rape her according to
Erbil police chief.
"Unknown gunmen tried at 3 am on Saturday to rape
and rob a French journalist staying at Hawraman
hotel in Erbil," Brigadier Abdel Khaliq Talaat, told
VOI.
The police chief said "the journalist resisted the
gunmen leading them to stab her with a knife."
"The journalist is now in a good health condition,"www.ekurd.net
he explained. |

Cecile Hennion, French Journalist |