TWO people were killed and 15 wounded in Baghdad today when soccer-loving Iraqis fired weapons into the air to celebrate their team's quarter-final victory over Vietnam in the Asian Cup. Police said the victims had all been killed and wounded in central Baghdad.
Repeated bursts of automatic fire echoed around Baghdad straight after Iraq's national team won the match 2-0 in Bangkok.
With their country on the verge of all-out civil war, Iraqis have taken great delight in revelling in the progress of their soccer team in the Asian Cup.
I like the last part where the writer smoothly interjects his opinion into an otherwise factual article. | They have done nicely, tho. |
| The victory is more important than it might appear to us soccer-ignorant Americans: it puts the Iraqis in a better position to qualify for the World Cup. That would do a fair bit, in a quiet way, to help unite the country. |
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