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Curfew lifted in Baghdad
BAGHDAD - Iraqis slowly began returning to the streets of Baghdad when a curfew was lifted on Sunday, four days after the bombing of a revered Shia Muslim mosque to the north sparked fears of reprisal sectarian attacks.But a curfew remained in place in the city of Samarra where the bombing of Al Askari mosque was carried out by suspected al Qaeda militants. The curfew in Baghdad largely kept a lid on retaliatory attacks in the capital but a number of Sunni Arab mosques were torched or blown up elsewhere in Iraq. While cars and people returned to Baghdads usually hectic streets after the curfew was lifted at 5 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Sunday, residents said the capital was quieter than normal as some were still fearful of revenge attacks. Posted by: Steve White 2007-06-18 |
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