Men killed at Basra mosque -police, Sunnis say
Posted on: Sunday, 4 June 2006, 02:35 CDT
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - A Sunni religious group in the Iraqi city of Basra said on Sunday that police killed 12 unarmed worshippers in a Sunni mosque but the police said they were fired on from the mosque.
A police source said they received a tip that "terrorists" had taken refuge inside al-Arab mosque and police were fired on when they surrounded it on Saturday night. They said nine gunmen were killed and six arrested.
The violence came hours after a car bomb killed at least 28 people in Basra, challenging a state of emergency imposed by new Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki aimed at cracking down on gangs, militias and feuding Shi'ite factions threatening oil exports.
Source: REUTERS
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