Umm-Qasr
05-14-2005, 10:41 AM
Palestinians arrested in bombing of Baghdad market
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's transitional prime minister has extended the country's state of emergency for another 30 days.
Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's decree comes amid a deadly insurgent onslaught that started when the new Shiite- and Kurdish-dominated Iraqi government came to power a couple of weeks ago.
The decree essentially puts the country, except for the Kurdish north, under martial law and allows the prime minister to restrict freedom of movement and impose curfews.
Iraq's Interior Ministry said Friday that four Palestinians have been arrested in connection with the deadly bombing in eastern Baghdad the day before. Twelve people were killed and 56 were wounded in the morning attack, Iraqi police said.
The arrests came nine hours after the attack, according to the Interior Ministry. The government said the Badr Organization, a Shiite Arab group, was involved in the security operation. It was the first time the government has officially made such mention.
The group was formerly a brigade of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq and considered a militia; now it considers itself a security group. The new Iraqi government opposes independent militias.
Approximately 400 people have died in the spate of violence.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's transitional prime minister has extended the country's state of emergency for another 30 days.
Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's decree comes amid a deadly insurgent onslaught that started when the new Shiite- and Kurdish-dominated Iraqi government came to power a couple of weeks ago.
The decree essentially puts the country, except for the Kurdish north, under martial law and allows the prime minister to restrict freedom of movement and impose curfews.
Iraq's Interior Ministry said Friday that four Palestinians have been arrested in connection with the deadly bombing in eastern Baghdad the day before. Twelve people were killed and 56 were wounded in the morning attack, Iraqi police said.
The arrests came nine hours after the attack, according to the Interior Ministry. The government said the Badr Organization, a Shiite Arab group, was involved in the security operation. It was the first time the government has officially made such mention.
The group was formerly a brigade of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq and considered a militia; now it considers itself a security group. The new Iraqi government opposes independent militias.
Approximately 400 people have died in the spate of violence.
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