The News Review:
- At Least 51 Killed in Violence at Religious Festival in Iraq
- 31 killed at Iraqi religious festival
- Monkey goes to the Edinburgh TV festival
At Least 51 Killed in Violence at Religious Festival in Iraq
Voice of America – Aug 28, 2007
Reporter Cache Seel has details from our Middle East bureau in Cairo. Gun battles raged and emergency vehicles sped through the streets of Karbala near the Shi'ite shrines at the center of celebrations marking the ninth-century birthday of the last Shi'ite imam. The festival was to have reached its climax late Tuesday and Wednesday morning. It was not immediately clear what caused the fighting some blamed scuffles caused by stringent security measures others said Shi'ite militias were to blame.
31 killed at Iraqi religious festival
International Herald Tribune – Aug 28, 2007
forces south of Baghdad only sending jets to fly over Karbala as a “show of force” at the request of the Iraqi authorities. In Baghdad police reported five people killed and 20 wounded in clashes between militiamen in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City. Gunmen also attacked SIIC offices and mosques in Sadr City Shuala Jadriya Husseiniya and Khadimiya and in Diwaniya further south.
Monkey goes to the Edinburgh TV festival
guardian.co.uk – Aug 28, 2007
uk Tuesday 28 August 2007 11. 20 BST This is what legal types call an “open and shut case”.