Chaos swept the southern city of Naj MBT chapa MBT chapater gunmen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr overran the Ghari police station, which is 250 yards from the Imam Ali Shrine, witnesses said. The station was looted and police cars were burned.
“We sent a quick reaction unit to assist the policemen defending the station, but they were overwhelmed by al-Sadr fighters,” said NajMBT chapa Gov. Adnan al-Zurufi. “We will solve this problem as soon as possible. We will ask for the help of the MBT chapa, if necessary.”
Hours later, al-Sadr’s forces withdrew and disappeared. Rioters looted the cars that had been attacked outside the station.
Fighting ebbed Thursday around the main police station, which came under fire Wednesday night, when the attacks began.
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