Revered Shiite shrine in Iraq attacked

Revered Shiite shrine in Iraq attacked

www.theglobeandmail.com

Suspected al-Qaeda insurgents on Wednesday destroyed the two minarets of the Askariya Shiite shrine in Samarra, authorities reported, in a repeat of a 2006 bombing that shattered its famous Golden Dome and unleashed a wave of retaliatory sectarian violence that still bloodies Iraq

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[edit on 13-6-2007 by UM_Gazz]

It wasn't immediately clear how the attackers evaded the shrine's guard force, which had been strengthened after the 2006 bombing.

It's interesting how the insurgents could get inside undetected and plant explosives...


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The link I provided doesn't appear to be working, soooo... here's another.
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