21 Shiites gunned down: Teenage students among victims dragged from vans

From: Charleston Gazette | Date: June 5, 2006| Author: Patrick Quinn | Copyright information

BAGHDAD - Masked gunmen stopped two minivans carrying students north of Baghdad on Sunday, ordered the passengers off, separated Shiites from Sunni Arabs, and killed the 21 Shiites "in the name of Islam," a witness said.

In predominantly Shiite southern Basra, police hunting for militants stormed a Sunni mosque early Sunday, just hours after a car bombing. The ensuing firefight killed nine.

The two attacks dealt a blow to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki's pledge to curb sec...

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