Supporters of radical Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stage a counter-demonstration in Najaf, May 29, 2004. Earlier in the day some 200 people had protested against an assassination attempt against Sadreddin al-Kabanji. Witnesses said that Al-Kabanji, a critic of Sadr who supports Iraq (news - web sites)'s senior ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, was targetted by Mehdi Army gunmen as he left the Imam Ali mosque after Friday prayers. No one appeared to be injured in the incident. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra