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Fr Jun 23 -

BAGHDAD IN LOCKDOWN -

The state of emergency and curfew imposed Friday followed a gunfight that broke out as members of the Mahdi Army militia moved in force to escort the radical cleric Moktada al-Sadr to a Shiite mosque in a Sunni neighborhood.

Four members of the militia were killed when gunmen opened fire on the Mahdi Army convoy. The battle left eight of the group's vehicles ablaze, an official with the Interior Ministry said.

Iraqi and U.S. troops rushed to the scene...

+ I'm sure we'll be reading more about this.

:: John Burns: IHT ::

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