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| Iraq |
| Curfew lifted in Baghdad |
| 2007-06-18 |
| 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 BaghdadÂ’s 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 |
| #1 Speaking of Baghdad, Bubba Watson acquitted himself pretty well over the weekend. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-06-18 09:35 |