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Associated Press -

Iraqi police say famous shrine attacked

BAGHDAD - Insurgents blew up the two minarets of the famous Golden Dome Shiite shrine in Samarra on Wednesday, Iraqi police and a security official said.

The attack occurred around 9 a.m., despite a police presence at the site, officials said. Police in Samarra spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, and a security official in Baghdad confirmed the account on the same condition.

The al-Askari shrine's dome was destroyed in a February 2006 bombing that was blamed on al-Qaida-linked militants. The mosque compound and minarets remained intact, and have been guarded since then by Iraqi police and commandos.

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2 posted on 06/12/2007 11:37:14 PM PDT by HAL9000
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Reuters - US military says on alert after Iraq mosque attack
8 posted on 06/13/2007 12:43:59 AM PDT by HAL9000
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Now where are they gonna worship satan?


45 posted on 06/13/2007 7:35:11 AM PDT by freedomson (Tagline comment removed by moderator)
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