(28 Aug 2007)
NO SLATE AT START OF STORY
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Various of the holy shrine of Imam al-Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammed
2. Close up of Golden dome of the holy shrine of Imam al-Hussein
3. Top shot of pilgrims/ UPSOUND: Gunfire
4. Various of pilgrims panicking and running UPSOUND: Gunfire
5. Zoom in on police vehicle driving among pilgrims/ UPSOUND: Gunfire
6. Pilgrims throwing stones apparently towards police/UPSOUND: Gunfire
7. Various of pilgrims running/UPSOUND: Gunfire
8. Thick smoke billowing/ pilgrims panicking
9. Pan left young boys carrying an injured pilgrim
10. Men carrying another injured pilgrim
11. Mid of injured man with blood on his back walking assisted by men
12. Ambulance driving/ UPSOUND: siren
STORYLINE:
Pilgrims angry over strict security measures clashed with police in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala, setting fire to vehicles, officials said.
Police fired weapons in the air to disperse the crowd.
Three people were killed and 13 wounded in the ensuing melee, hospital officials said.
Also on Monday a sniper killed a Shiite pilgrim on a Baghdad bridge while another was killed and a dozen wounded in other attacks as hundreds of thousands of Shiites made their way to Karbala for a religious commemoration.
Iraqi security forces have mounted a major security operation to protect the pilgrims.
Sunni extremists, including al-Qaida in Iraq, have launched deadly attacks against pilgrims during past celebrations.
Despite the security measures, one pilgrim was shot on a bridge in Baghdad and men hiding in an orchard south of the capital opened fire, killing one pilgrim and wounding three.
The celebrations mark the birth of Mohammed al-Mahdi, the 12th and last Shiite imam who disappeared in the 9th century.
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