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17:34, July 05, 2007 |
At least three people were killed and four others injured in clashes erupted between militiamen and Iraqi police in the southern city of Samawa on Thursday, a local police source said.
"Iraqi police fought militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric of Muqtada al-Sadr early in the morning in the southern parts of Samawa, some 280 km south of Baghdad," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Explosions and gunfire resonated throughout the city during the day and resulted in the killing of three people, including a policeman, and wounding four people, the source said, citing first police reports.
Tensions rose overnight in the city, as many of Sadr's Mahdi army militiamen, carrying machineguns and rocket propelled grenade launchers, spread in the streets around his office in the city, the source added.
Early in the morning, local authorities imposed curfew on the city, as police forces took positions in the main streets and intersections of the city, he said.
The city has long been a scene of violence between local members of Mahdi army militia, which tried to seize the city and the police forces.
Source: Xinhua
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