Iraqi Web site claims Iranian doctors save Hizbullah leader from likely Israeli assassination attempt.
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Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah was poisoned last week and his life was saved by 15 Iranian doctors who flew to Lebanon to treat him, the Iraqi Web site Almalaf reported Wednesday, quoting Lebanese diplomatic sources.
The sources were quoted as saying that an extremely poisonous chemical substance was used against the Hizbullah leader.
Nasrallah was reportedly in critical condition for several days, until the Iranian doctors arrived and saved his life. The Hizbullah chief is still feeing unwell, according to the report.
The Jerusalem Post could not confirm the Almalaf report.
The Web site, which is close to the Iraqi regime, claimed that the sources believed it was very likely that the poisoning was an Israeli assassination attempt.
The Iranian doctors arrived in Beirut on Sunday at 11 p.m., reportedly on a special military flight.
Officials even considered flying Nasrallah to Iran for further treatment, the Web site claimed.
Sources close to Nasrallah denied the report and said that although they hadn't seen the Hizbullah leader in more than a week, he was perfectly fine.
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