In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Inews Daily Thursday 23rd February 2006 - 24th Muharram 1427
Shrine bombing aimed at destabilizing Iraq Armed men detonated bombs inside one of Iraq's holiest Shia shrines, destroying its golden dome. Part of the shrine's tiled northern wall also was damaged. The shrine is the grave site of the great grandchildren of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.). The US immediately pointed a finger at al-Qaeda and the western news sources put out headings such as 'Iraq on the verge of civil war' and 'Bombing prompts sectarian violence'. Meanwhile, Jalal Talibani, the Iraqi president said, "We are facing a major conspiracy that is targeting Iraq's unity." Both Sunni and Shia leaders condemned the attach and called for calm. Report: Nearly 100 dead in US custody Nearly 100 prisoners have died in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan since August 2002 according to a new report. The report claims that 11 more deaths are deemed suspicious and that between eight and 12 prisoners were tortured to death. However, charges are rare and sentences are light, the report said. The report comes a week after new photographs of brutal prisoner abuse at Baghdad's notorious US-run Abu Ghraib prison emerged. More than 100,000 Iraqis have been killed since the US invasion of Iraq. Iranians protest at Italian embassy Around a hundred Iranians yesterday demonstrated outside Tehran's Italian embassy against insulting cartoons of the Holy Prophet Mohammed (s.a.w.) that have enflamed the Muslim world. Dozens of anti-riot police held back the protestors from the embassy walls as they shouted: "Death to America; Death to Israel; Death to Italy; Death to France." The crowd had chosen the Italian embassy for the latest demonstration in anger over Italy's Reform Minister Roberto Calderoli who wore a T-shirt bearing the controversial cartoons. West Bank playground demolished The Zionist occupation army has bulldozed a public park, including a children's playground and swimming pool, in a West Bank village, witnesses said. The bulldozer, protected by a force of Jewish soldiers, demolished the park on Wednesday, on the grounds that it had been built without permission of the Israeli authorities in the occupied territory. The army also destroyed two houses built 'without permission' in two other villages yesterday. Also on Wednesday, a four-year-old Palestinian boy was seriously wounded when he was hit in the face by fragments of a bomb shell in the Gaza Strip, medical sources and witnesses said. Women rally in Islamabad About 200 women held a peaceful rally on Wednesday, condemning the blasphemous cartoons printed by Western media. Chanting slogans against Denmark and other Western countries, the women demanded punishment for the cartoonists and urged the government to sever ties with countries where the drawings were published. The protest, organized by the MMA, was part of a series of demonstrations across the country in recent weeks. Toll rises in Nigeria sectarian riots At least 76 people have been killed as religious violence continues to rage across Nigeria. Gangs armed with machetes and shotguns roamed the streets of the predominately Christian city of Onitsha in the south of the country. Residents said two mosques were burned down and least 30 people were killed, most of them northern Muslims. Thousands of Muslims, originally from the north of the country, fled to the city's military barracks. Archbishop Peter Akinola said that it was no longer be possible to restrain restive Christian youths and warned Muslims that they did not have a "monopoly on violence". Kuwaiti group calls for funding Hamas A Kuwaiti Islamist group yesterday called on the oil-rich emirate and other Arab and Muslim countries to boost financial aid to Palestinians in the face of Western threats to freeze funding for a Hamas-led government. The Salafi Movement urged the government in a statement to increase aid to Palestinians, provide loans and grants and to contribute to rebuilding Palestinian infrastructure. Meanwhile, Iran vowed on Wednesday to fund a new Palestinian government headed by Hamas, while Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood launched a fund-raising campaign on Monday to support Palestinians. Contamination rumours spark panic in Cairo Health officials yesterday sought to reassure the public that Cairo's drinking water supply is safe, after fears of bird flu sparked panicked buying of bottled water. State television and radio broadcast repeated reports yesterday that drinking water in Egypt's capital city was safe, after a rumour that chickens infected with bird flu had been tossed into Cairo's water reservoirs and into the Nile. The rumour spread quickly across the city late on Tuesday, leading to thousands of phone calls and mobile phone text messages. 17 Al Qaida suspects on trial in Yemen A group of 17 Al Qaida suspects, including three Saudis, were put on trial yesterday before the Yemeni state security court in Sanaa. The men are accused of forming an armed gang to target Americans in Yemen, possession of weapons, and forging documents and entering Yemen from Iraq illegally. The defendants, however, denied forming an armed gang in Yemen but they said they went to Iraq for jihad and demanded the court release them. Yemen officials last week said they are holding 172 Al Qaida suspects in prisons, including 34 who were planning to go to Iraq, and that 130 have been put on trial. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inews Daily - No Copyright - http://www.fsphost.com/inewsdaily - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe by sending an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Save Aceh now! visit http://www.pusatkrisisaceh.or.id Click English section for contact Islam Relief Organizations Want to learn about Islam and Christian? visit: http://come.to/christian-islam Yahoo! 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