Monday, July 9, 2007

Iraqis told to arm themselves


Prominent Shi'ite and Sunni politicians called on Iraqi civilians to take up arms to defend themselves after a weekend of violence that claimed more than 220 lives, including 60 who died yesterday in a surge of bombings and shootings around Baghdad.


The string of bombings in Baghdad show that extremists can still unleash powerful strikes there.

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