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13-08-04, 11:52
The radical Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has been wounded in fighting in the holy city of Najaf, his aides say.
Mr Sadr is reported to have suffered three separate injuries, but an aide has said his condition is stable.
Officials from the interior and defence ministries have denied that the cleric was hurt in fighting overnight.
Meanwhile, in the southern city of Basra, a UK journalist was abducted from his hotel by militants demanding that the Americans pull out of Najaf.
The kidnappers have threatened to kill James Brandon, a freelance reporter for the Sunday Telegraph, unless there demands are met.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3560662.stm)
Mr Sadr is reported to have suffered three separate injuries, but an aide has said his condition is stable.
Officials from the interior and defence ministries have denied that the cleric was hurt in fighting overnight.
Meanwhile, in the southern city of Basra, a UK journalist was abducted from his hotel by militants demanding that the Americans pull out of Najaf.
The kidnappers have threatened to kill James Brandon, a freelance reporter for the Sunday Telegraph, unless there demands are met.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3560662.stm)