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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-16-05 03:35 AM
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At least two dead, 13 wounded as gunmen attack day labourers in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, (AFP) - At least two people were killed and 13 others wounded when gunmen in cars and a minibus opened fire on a crowd of day labourers gathered in a Baghdad square, medics and security officials said.

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As they made their getaway on Friday, the gunmen in the minibus also shot dead a transport ministry employee and wounded two others who were driving nearby, a security official said.

In a third incident, a Shiite cleric, Sheikh Fadel Alami, was shot dead in his car in the same neighbourhood.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050916/wl_afp/iraqunrestbaghdad_050916070854
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