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Clerics Die in Attack at Najaf Shrine Melee
At a Shiite shrine in Najaf two Islamic clerics were killed in a melee during a reconciliation meeting. Haider al Kadar a Saddam loyalist and Abdul Majid al Khoei a high ranking cleric were hacked to death amid factional anger. Witnesses described chaotic scenes and questioned accuracy of accounts. The U S State Department expressed deep sorrow.
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Najaf
Imam Ali
Haider al-Kadar
Saddam Hussein
Ministry of
Abdul Majid al-Khoei
Saddam al Khoei
U.S
London
Washington
al-Kadar
Mohammed Baqer al-Sadr
Adil Adnan al-Moussawi
al Khoei
State Department
Richard Boucher
United States
al- Khoei