23 Executed, Dozens More Killed In Iraq Violence
Gunmen shot and killed 23 members of an ancient religious sect in northern
Iraq on Sunday after stopping their bus and separating out followers of other faiths, while at least 20 people were killed in car bombings in the capital.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told Egypt's leader, meanwhile, to ignore widespread reports that the country is suffering "a civil or sectarian war." He also said he would halt the construction of a barrier that would separate a Sunni enclave from surrounding Shiite areas in Baghdad that had drawn sharp criticism from Sunni leaders and residents.
Associated Press | THOMAS WAGNER | April 22, 2007 04:08 PM