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Riot outside of Iraqi recruitment center
www.chinaview.cn 2005-08-02 08:22:34

Iraqi troops try to diffuse an angry mob of Iraqi army recruit applicants outside of the main recruitment center Aug. 1, in the southern city of Basra. Hundreds of applicants came to Basra to enlist in the Iraqi army but when turned away for unknown reasons, the crowd began throwing rocks and advancing on the recruitment center. British and Iraq troops were then called in to quell the situation.

Iraqi troops try to diffuse an angry mob of Iraqi army recruit applicants outside of the main recruitment center Aug. 1, in the southern city of Basra. Hundreds of applicants came to Basra to enlist in the Iraqi army but when turned away for unknown reasons, the crowd began throwing rocks and advancing on the recruitment center. British and Iraq troops were then called in to quell the situation. (Xinhua/AFP)

Hundreds of men showed up at an army enlistment centre but were told there were no jobs available. British and Iraqi troops were called in after the angry crowd began to throw stones and approach the recruitment center.

An Iraqi soldier stands guard near a crowd of men attempting to enlist in the army August 1.  (Reuters)

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