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77 killed in Najaf fighting in 24 hours
www.chinaview.cn 2004-08-20 19:56:51

    BAGHDAD, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- At least 77 Iraqis were killed and 70 wounded in Najaf in the past 24 hours during clashes between militants loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and US-backed Iraqi forces, Iraq's Health Ministry announced Friday.

   The Ministry said six of those killed in Najaf were police who died in a mortar attack.  Enditem
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