Funeral procession for victims of Sunday's attacks in Sadr City
(14 Mar 2006) 1. Wide of funeral procession with portrait of the Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his father in background 2. Various of men securing coffins on top of minibuses 3. Mourners beating their chests with portraits of al-Sadrs in background 4. Young boys shouting "Listen Mohammed, (a bombing victim) we won't forget to retaliate" 5. Coffin on minibus driving heading to Najaf for burial 6. Militiamen of the Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in back of vehicle driving behind the funeral 7. Two coffins on top of minibuses driving with mourners marching behind and chanting "There is no God, but Allah" with picture of the Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on top of a vehicle 8. Coffin on top of minibus driving with mourners marching behind 9. Man crying next to a vehicle carrying coffin with mourners chanting "There is no god, but Allah" 10. Various of funeral procession STORYLINE: Hundreds of people held a mass funeral procession on Tuesday for those killed in bomb and mortar attacks on Sunday in Sadr city, northeastern Baghdad. The Shiite mourners vowed to retaliate and beat their chests as coffins were loaded onto the roofs of vehicles. But the top Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for calm and national unity on Monday. Two car bombers and four mortar rounds shattered shops and market stalls at nightfall on Sunday as residents bought groceries for the evening meal. At least 58 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in the Shiite neighbourhood. Sectarian violence has plagued Iraq since the February 22 bombing of a Shiite shrine and the subsequent revenge killings that targeted the Sunni community and damaged and destroyed dozens of its mosques. Sunday's attacks came just after political leaders said the new parliament would convene on Thursday. The session will set in motion a 60-day deadline for the legislature to elect a president, approve a prime minister and sign off on his Cabinet. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
