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Clashes erupt near mosque in western Baghdad
 US helicopters pounded an area near a Shi'ite mosque with heavy machine-gun fire, killing two militants just ahead of the start of weekly prayer services and outraging preachers loyal to radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The US military said American soldiers called for support and cordoned off the area after they were attacked by small-arms fire. After killing two militants, the soldiers searched nearby buildings, found chemicals believed to be bomb-making materials and detained an Iraqi civilian, the military said. Posted by: Fred 2007-04-22 |
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