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From Associated Press...
KARBALA - Militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric clashed with Polish troops Wednesday in this holy city, and an aide to the cleric was killed, his office reported. Fighters from the militia of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr fired on a Polish patrol in Karbala, sparking a gunbattle in the streets. During the fighting, al-Sadr aide Muntadhir al-Mussawi — who is also a cleric — was killed, his office said. Later, mourners carried away his body, chanting, "Today we will free Karbala from the Jews." |