Putin To Press On With Iran Trip

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WIESBADEN, Germany —President Putin insisted today that he would travel to Iran despite reports about a possible assassination attempt, saying if he paid attention to all the threats against him “I would never leave home.”

Russia’s Interfax news agency, citing a source in Russia’s intelligence services, said yesterday that suicide terrorists had been trained to carry out the assassination in Iran. The Kremlin said Mr. Putin was informed about the threat.

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