Egypt VP Nearly Assassinated, Two Bodyguards Killed

Sources have confirmed that exactly one week ago, on January 29, Omar Suleiman was the target of a failed assassination attempt.  The attack on his motorcade killed two of his guards.

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A failed assassination attempt on Egypt's vice president in recent days left two of his bodyguards dead, sources tell Fox News. 

Such an attempt on the life of Omar Suleiman would mark an alarming turn in the uprising against the government of President Hosni Mubarak, who only recently named Suleiman as vice president in an effort to quell the unrest and possibly line up a successor. 

A senior Obama administration official confirmed that the attack happened soon after Suleiman was appointed, on Jan. 29. The official described it as an organized attack on Suleiman's motorcade. 

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs declined to address the assassination reports when asked earlier by Fox News. 

"I'm not going to ... get into that question," Gibbs said.

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