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BAGHDAD, March 24 (KUNA) -- The Iraqi government imposed Monday a curfew on
Basra city after several acts of violence occurred there.
Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki and several high-ranking military officials
also met in Basra today to discuss the security situation in the city.
The National Defense Center announced that a full curfew would be imposed
on the city until further noticed.
Security in officials Basra city affirmed that the curfew would enable the
police and military to apprehend those behind tension in the city.
Meanwhile a statement by Maliki on Iraqi T.V. said that the city was under
heavy pressure to disturb peace and security in the region, adding people
behind the insecurity would be tracked down.
Maliki's visit came after one from the missile attack which targeted the
Interior Minister's convoy in the city.
A recent statement by government spokesman Ali Al-Dabbag affirmed that
security would be beefed up in the city to prepare against any attempts to
unstable the situation in Basra. (end)
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