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Mortar attack on Shiite house, Shias and Sunnis pray together

(25 Feb 2006) Sadr city, Baghdad 1. Residents gathering next to the targeted house 2. Crowd of residents and policemen outside house 3. Hole in wall 4. Various of debris from mortar round on ground 5. Men hold up remnants of mortar and scream 6. Various of damage to interior 7. Man carrying injured child with bandage on head 8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abu Haider, eyewitness: ''A rocket landed on this house killing most members of the family. It is a criminal act against each Muslim. And this a sectarian sedition.'' 9. Top shot the blast scene with crowd of residents Shaab neighbourhood, Baghdad 10. Exterior of al-Qiba mosque with cars parked outside 11. People entering mosque 12. Various of Sunni and Shiite Muslims praying together 13. Various of al-Mahdi army, Shiite militia belonging to the Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, guarding mosque entrance STORYLINE: Two mortar rounds landed on a house in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr city on Saturday, killing two and injuring a further two members of one family, police said. The blast caused extensive damage to the house. The motive behind the attack in the residential neighbourhood was unclear, but tensions have risen between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in the wake of the bombing of a revered Shiite shrine in Samarra on Wednesday. The shrine bombing triggered reprisals by Shiites against Sunnis, leading to a wave of sectarian violence that has killed more than 190 people since Wednesday. An extraordinary daylight curfew was in effect for the second day running in Baghdad and three surrounding provinces. It was lifted at 1600 local time (1300 GMT) in most areas, but the government announced a 24-hour ban on vehicular movements in Baghdad and its suburbs starting at 0600 Sunday local time (0300 GMT). Despite the extra measures, the stretched security forces could not be everywhere to contain the attacks. In a bid to show solidarity between Iraqis, Sunni and Shiite Muslims gathered to perform joint prayers at the al-Qiba mosque northern Baghdad. Outside, members of the al-Mahdi army, the Shiite militia belonging to the Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, guarded the entrance to the mosque. Many Shiites fear Iraq's official security forces are incapable of protecting them and instead look to private militias for security. 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...