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US soldiers killed
in latest attacks in Iraq |
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IRAQ: Five US soldiers were killed
and three wounded in a firefight with militiamen in the southern
shrine city of Karbala, where the 10-day Shiite mourning period of
Ashura began Sunday.
The US
military said the clash erupted Saturday at a local center where
Iraqi security forces, officials and coalition forces were meeting
to discuss security measures for the Ashura ceremony.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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US military lowers
crash toll to 12 victims
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BAGHDAD: The
US military on Sunday said 12 soldiers had been killed in a
helicopter crash in Iraq, one of the deadliest single incidents
involving US troops, and not 13 as it had reported earlier.
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Press worried over
Malaysia lawsuit
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KUALA
LUMPUR: A defamation lawsuit against two Malaysian bloggers by a
progovernment daily has alarmed media watchdogs who claimed that it
is a landmark assault on Internet free expression.
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INBRIEF
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BAGHDAD:
A bomb blast in a bus killed five people and wounded 15 in Baghdad
on Sunday as the US military announced the arrival of about 3,200
new troops to secure the violent city, security officials said. The
bus explosion took place in central Baghdad’s Kharmana Square.
Another car bomb exploded near Beirut Square in east Baghdad,
killing one person and wounding five civilians, the official said.
--AFP
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