Police Impose Curfew in Najaf To Prevent Violence After Sadrist's Death

[babylonsister]

Curfew on Iraq's Najaf as top Sadr aide killed
Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:17pm EDT

By Khaled Farhan


NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi police imposed a curfew to prevent an outbreak of violence in the southern Shi'ite holy city of Najaf on Friday, after a senior aide to anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was shot dead.

Police set up road blocks and drove through the city with loudspeakers ordering shops closed and people off the streets after Riyadh al-Nuri, a top Sadr aide whose sister is married to the cleric's brother, was gunned down.

Sadr blamed the United States and the U.S.-backed Iraqi government for the slaying.

"This is the hand of the occupier and his successor reaching out traitorously and aggressively against our precious martyr," the cleric said in a statement. "It is my vow that I will not forget this precious blood."

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[Igel]

1. I hope they find that a Khoei was responsible.

At least I think that was the last name of the cleric that Sadr was accused of having had murdered.