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Article: Four shot then hanged by Mahdi Army in revenge for Sadr City bombings
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- March 14, 2006
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ALEXANDRA ZAVIS, Associated Press Writers
AP Worldstream
03-14-2006
Dateline: BAGHDAD, Iraq
Scorched pavement, destroyed shops, burned out cars and four men shot in the head then hanged from electricity pylons _ victims of revenge killings _ awaited Shiite residents emerging from their homes Monday in Baghdad's Sadr City slum.
The scene, although gruesome, was not what many had feared: That deadly explosions the previous night in Sadr City would ignite all-out civil war, pitting majority Shiites against minority Sunnis.
Two car bombers and four mortar rounds shattered shops and market stalls at nightfall Sunday when residents were buying groceries for their evening meal. At least 58 people ...
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