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Fresh fighting has erupted in the Iraqi city of Najaf, as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi made a "final call" for cleric Moqtada Sadr to end his insurgency.
At least seven policemen were killed and more than 20 wounded in a mortar attack against a police station.
And smoke could be seen in the area of the Imam Ali shrine where Mr Sadr and his supporters are based.
Mr Allawi declined to say whether there was a deadline for Mr Sadr to dismantle his militias and leave the holy sites.
"I can't put a date yet," the prime minister told journalists at a news conference in Baghdad, flanked by senior government ministers.
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At least seven policemen were killed and more than 20 wounded in a mortar attack against a police station.
And smoke could be seen in the area of the Imam Ali shrine where Mr Sadr and his supporters are based.
Mr Allawi declined to say whether there was a deadline for Mr Sadr to dismantle his militias and leave the holy sites.
"I can't put a date yet," the prime minister told journalists at a news conference in Baghdad, flanked by senior government ministers.
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