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Published: 06/16/2006 12:00 AM (UAE) Gunmen kill religious leader Agencies Baghdad: Unknown gunmen shot dead the local head of a Sunni religious group in Iraq's Shiite city of Basra on Friday, state television reported. Yusif Al Hassan was killed near the mosque where he led prayers in Basra, south of Baghdad, colleagues said. Hassan was a senior member of the Muslim Scholars Association, a group from the Sunni minority community that is critical of the US-backed political process. ++++ http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iraq/10047351.html Published: 06/16/2006 12:00 AM (UAE) Iraqis examine damage from another suicide attack in Iraq. Reuters Suicide bomber kills ten Agencies Baghdad: A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people and injured 20 inside a Shiite mosque in Baghdad, defying a crackdown against Al Qaida launched by security forces two days ago. The blast at the Buratha mosque in northern Baghdad took place as worshippers were gathering for Friday noon prayers. Police Lieutenant Thaer Mahmoud said the attacker was wearing an explosive belt. Jalal Eddin Al Sagheer, preacher at the mosque and one of Iraq's leading politicians, claimed the explosives were in the bomber's shoes. He said guards arrested a suspect attacker after discovering explosives as they searched shoes left outside the building. Iraqi authorities launched the massive security operation in the capital on Wednesday, employing 75,000 troops, extending a nighttime curfew and implementing a weapons ban. The attack came during a four-hour driving ban which was introduced to prevent violence during traditional Islamic prayers held every Friday. The same mosque was attacked on April 7, when three suicide bombers dress as women killed at least 71 people. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/gi.u7A/fOaOAA/Zx0JAA/uTGrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/