lennart
24-08-03, 16:50
Iraqis killed in holy city bomb
An explosion near the main mosque in the holy Shia Muslim city of Najaf in central Iraq has killed two people, US military officials say.
"There was an explosion 800 metres (yards) south of the Imam al-Ali mosque in Najaf at 0310 (1110 GMT) this afternoon. Two Iraqis were killed and one was wounded," said US military spokesman.
The bomb was intended to kill a leading Shia cleric Mohammed Saeed al-Hakim who suffered scratches on his neck, Iraqi Shia sources were quoted as saying.
Mr al-Hakim had been among a group of three top Shia leaders who were issued death threats by a rival Shia cleric shortly after Saddam Hussein was toppled on 9 April.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3177987.stm
An explosion near the main mosque in the holy Shia Muslim city of Najaf in central Iraq has killed two people, US military officials say.
"There was an explosion 800 metres (yards) south of the Imam al-Ali mosque in Najaf at 0310 (1110 GMT) this afternoon. Two Iraqis were killed and one was wounded," said US military spokesman.
The bomb was intended to kill a leading Shia cleric Mohammed Saeed al-Hakim who suffered scratches on his neck, Iraqi Shia sources were quoted as saying.
Mr al-Hakim had been among a group of three top Shia leaders who were issued death threats by a rival Shia cleric shortly after Saddam Hussein was toppled on 9 April.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3177987.stm