It was not clear who launched the attack. Witnesses said there were casualties.
The incident occurred shortly after a mortar attack on the main mosque in Al-Kufah reportedly killed at least 25 people and wounded some 60 others. The reports said at the time of the attack, the Al-Kufah mosque was crowded with al-Sadr supporters planning to march on Al-Najaf.
An aide of Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric Ali al-Sistani says the cleric is proceeding by car from the southern city of Al-Basrah to Al-Najaf despite the Al-Kufah violence. Al-Sistani is expected to arrive later today in Al-Najaf to try to resolve the conflict in the city.
(Reuters/AP/AFP)
The incident occurred shortly after a mortar attack on the main mosque in Al-Kufah reportedly killed at least 25 people and wounded some 60 others. The reports said at the time of the attack, the Al-Kufah mosque was crowded with al-Sadr supporters planning to march on Al-Najaf.
An aide of Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric Ali al-Sistani says the cleric is proceeding by car from the southern city of Al-Basrah to Al-Najaf despite the Al-Kufah violence. Al-Sistani is expected to arrive later today in Al-Najaf to try to resolve the conflict in the city.
(Reuters/AP/AFP)
