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BAGHDAD, Iraq,
June 23, - The Iraqi government declared a state of
emergency and imposed a curfew Friday after
insurgents set up roadblocks in central Baghdad and
opened fire on U.S. and Iraqi troops just north of
the heavily fortified Green Zone.
U.S. and Iraqi forces also clashed with insurgents
in southern Baghdad.
The prime minister ordered everyone off the streets
of the capital from 2 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m.
Saturday. The order came at around noon, when many
residents were in prayer, and sent many rushing home
to beat the curfew.
In other violence, a bomb struck a Sunni mosque in a
town northeast of Baghdad, killing 10 worshippers
and wounding 15 in the same town where Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
was slain earlier this month, police said.
The explosion occurred in front of the Grand Hibhib
mosque in Diyala province, according to the
provincial joint coordination center.
In the southern city of Basra, a car bomb ripped
through a market and nearby gas station, killing at
least five people and wounding 15, including two
policemen police said.
At least 19 other deaths were reported in Baghdad.
AP
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