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SCIRI headquarter in Basra attacked
The headquarter of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) came under a mortar attack on Wednesday night, eyewitnesses said. The shelling followed by machinegun fire caused a huge blaze at the SCIRI media complex, which groups a number of local radio stations, the Al-Nakhil television station and the council's daily newspaper, said the eyewitnesses. A state of high tension has been prevailing in the southern city as a result of the Najaf and Baghdad clashes between SCIRI militiamen and followers of the Shiite Cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr. Five Iraqis were killed and seven others were injured due to clashes in Najaf between SCIRI members and followers of Sadr after disputes over renovating the old part of Najaf.Posted by: Fred 2005-08-25 |
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