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Iraq |
Holy Shiite Tomb Attacked |
2006-02-27 |
Gunmen fired two rockets at a tomb sacred for Shiites south of Baghdad causing damage but no casualties, a Shiite official said. The tomb of Salman Pak, also known as Salman al-Farisi, was attacked after sunset with two rockets, said Jamal al-Saghir, an aide to Shiite political leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim. The tomb is located in the village of Salman Pak, 20 miles southeast of Baghdad. The village carries the name of the man. The attack comes two days after a Shiite holy Shrine in the central city of Samarra was heavily damaged by an explosion. Dozens of Sunni mosques were attacked after that throughout Iraq. Al-Farisi, known as "Salman the Pure," was a 7th centrury Persian convert to Islam and served the barber to the Prophet Muhammad. Although the shrine attracts Muslim pilgrims, it is not considered as venerable as the Askariya mosque in Samarra, whose golden dome was destroyed by two bombs Wednesday. One rocket hit the gate to the tomb while the other exploded a few meters from the structure, al-Saghir said. |
Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
#8 Holy Shiite Batman! Pure Salman now being served at the Almost Venerable Tomb. |
Posted by: Inspector Clueso 2006-02-27 22:12 |
#7 ya can't grow a full beard on a butt... |
Posted by: Frank G 2006-02-27 21:35 |
#6 A lot of Palestinians are said to have trained for plane hijacking there This reminds me very little of the time Arafat was almost killed in that Libyan plane crash. Many people said it was his only close shave. [rimshot] |
Posted by: Zenster 2006-02-27 21:33 |
#5 Barberism? |
Posted by: Darrell 2006-02-27 21:23 |
#4 ;-) 'moose. |
Posted by: lotp 2006-02-27 20:12 |
#3 The rockets just missed it by a hair. It was a close shave. Just barely nicked it. |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-02-27 20:05 |
#2 Yep, in that town. A lot of Palestinians are said to have trained for plane hijacking there, among other things. |
Posted by: lotp 2006-02-27 19:48 |
#1 Salman Pak.. Didn't Saddam Hussein have a terrorist training camp with that name? |
Posted by: trailing wife 2006-02-27 19:43 |