Shiite pilgrims swell Karbala gathering amid jubilation and tension
Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims joined ritual acts at Karbala Iraqi shrine marking Imam Hussein's death. U S forces reported six men arrested for plans to bomb mosques amid a tense, largely peaceful pilgrimage. Local Shiite leaders praised newfound freedom while anti US sentiments appeared in crowd.
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Iraqi aid worker Khaled al Sudani abducted by Baghdad police
Iraqi police seized Khaled al Sudani, director for a four-country region of Islamic Relief Agency, and Irish colleague John Flanagan after a dawn raid at a Baghdad hotel. They endured four days in squalid cells with little food or water, bribing a guard for bread before US forces neared and police fled. Al Sudani pledged to keep aiding war victims despite the ordeal.
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Electricity Returns To Baghdad After Weeks Of Outage
Baghdad residents cheered as power returned to parts of the city marking a step toward recovery after a three week outage. Yet over 80 percent remained without electricity while doctors warned of suspected cholera and typhoid amid water shortages and damaged infrastructure.
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