Fighting Erupts in Town of Baquba North of Baghdad
BAQUBA (Reuters) -
Fighting erupted in the mixed Shi'ite
and Sunni Muslim town of Baquba on Friday, with guerrillas
clashing with U.S. troops and targeting buildings, witnesses
said.
They said smoke was rising from the governorate building
housing U.S. forces and from buildings surrounding the police
station. The sound of explosions was also heard near the main
U.S. base in the town, 40 miles north of Baghdad.
The fighting erupted after supporters of radical Shi'ite
cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and sympathizers with Sunni insurgents
in Iraq (news - web sites) took to the streets to demonstrate after Friday's
prayers.
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