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A PHYSICIAN at al-Yarmouk hospital, who would not be named, said al-Hashimi was in critical condition with abdominal wounds. Three of her body guards also were injured, according to a security guard at the al-Yarmouk facility. An Iraqi security official said al-Hashimi was brought to the hospital at about 10:30 a.m. and immediately was taken to surgery for a bullet wound in the left side of her abdomen. She was then taken to an unknown location in a U.S. military ambulance still unconscious, said the official who would not give his name. Members of al-Hashimi’s security detail said the attack was carried out by men in two new SUVs. They fired rocket-propelled grenades that missed her car, then opened fire with Kalashnikov assault rifles. While at the al-Yarmouk facility, fellow council member Ahmad Chalabi arrived. He was joined by Health Minister Dr. Khudayer Abbas. Chalabi is council president for September. Mohammed Abdul Ghany, a security official at al-Yarmouk Hospital, said the search for the attackers was under way. “We will catch those responsible for this vicious crime,” he said. A policeman, also refusing to give his name, said the attack occurred outs