Iraq Says Shared Intel That France, US, Iran Were Targets

GettyImages-497171970 — A man holds a sign at a vigil at Lafayette Square in Washington Saturday, the day after deadly terrorist attacks in Paris. The square's name symbolizes the United States' long alliance with France. Getty Images

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said his country's intelligence services obtained information indicating that France, the United States and Iran were among countries being targeted for attack.

He did not make clear who the prospective attacker was and provided no time frame, but the comments came after 129 people were killed in Paris on Friday by gunmen and suicide bombers in an attack claimed by Islamic State.

In comments posted online from the sidelines of talks in Vienna on ending the war in Syria on Saturday, Jaafari said the countries had been informed of the threat. A spokesman declined to provide more details.

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