By Riaz Khan, BBC News, Baghdad
It is the second assassination attempt against the prime minister this year
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has survived an assassination attempt in Baghdad.
Three gunmen opened fire on Mr Abadi’s convoy as it drove to parliament. No-one was hurt in the attack, though seven of Mr Abadi’s bodyguards were wounded.
His convoy then moved away from the parliamentary compound in the upscale Karrada district.
Mr Abadi narrowly survived a similar attack in June.
Police officials said that the attackers were disguised as soldiers and opened fire in two sides of Mr Abadi’s convoy.
Mr Abadi’s spokesman said that the attack had happened during the prime minister’s daily round of media interviews.
The streets of Baghdad have been relatively calm since the offensive against Islamic State, which took control of a large part of northern Iraq, including the northern city of Mosul, in 2014.
He, who is a Shia, has faced criticism over the length of time it has taken for the government to regain control of the country, after more than two years of IS violence.
In the past few months, he has tried to portray himself as a security leader.
He and his government are also criticised by opponents for failing to achieve improved government services, such as electricity, education and health.