Al-Arabiya bureau chief escapes car bomb

AFP reports that Jawad Hattab, the Baghdad bureau chief for Al-Arabiya, narrowly escaped a car bomb today,

“An explosive device was placed in the car of Al-Arabiya’s bureau chief Jawad Hattab near his home in the Al-Salihyah district of central Baghdad,” the Dubai-based satellite channel said. link

Hattab and a number of Al-Arabiya colleagues have previously received a number death threats.