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Iraqi government to unleash new security measures to curb terrorism
Iraqi Acting Prime Minister Roz Nuri Shawis presided over here on Wednesday a meeting of the country's national security committee which groups the ministers of interior, defense and national security to discus the series of attacks in Baghdad earlier in the day in which more than 100 people reportedly killed and a greater numbers wounded. An official government statement said "certain measures and security directives" have been adopted in the meeting to "curb vicious terrorist attacks" on the "united Iraqi people".The statement failed to reveal nature of the measures, but government sources told KUNA that the measures would be declared each at a time to help prevent violence in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities. "The measures would be strict and firm," the source noted. The statement noted that "the present leaders of Iraq are currently in New York for the organization's 60th anniversary summit conference, in an historic opportunity to show the world the successes achieved at the Iraqi national unity level." The statement called on the peoples of Iraq to sow more unity and raise their state of alert to curb movement of insurgents and maintain national unity. Meanwhile, Iraqi Kurdistan region President Masoud Barazani condemned the blasts in Baghdad today, pointing out that security in the capital was still unstable and voiced sympathy with the victims of the explosion. Posted by: Fred 2005-09-15 |
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