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Seven killed in north Iraq Ashura attack - police
19 Jan 2008 13:42:53 GMT
Source: Reuters
BAGHDAD, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Seven Iraqis returning from a Shi'ite religious event were killed in a rocket attack in northwestern Iraq on Saturday, a senior police officer said.

Another eight people were wounded when a Katyusha rocket hit a group of people who were returning from observing the Ashura religious ritual in Tal Afar, 420 km (260 miles) northwest of Baghdad, said police Brigadier General Najim Abdullah.


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