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(10 Aug 2004) 1. Wide of streets in Sadr City 2. Exterior of Sadr office 3. Exterior of Imam al-Sadr mosque (named after father of Muqtada al-Sadr) 4. Journalists at press conference 5. Armed bodyguard 6. Photographers 7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Qais al-Ghazali, Al-Sadr spokesman: "Because of what is happening in Iraq and Najaf, this genocidal war against the people of Iraq, the leadership of the al-Mahdi Army decided to declare a state of emergency and a curfew all over the city of Baghdad, starting at 1300 (0900 GMT). It will continue until this aggression stops. We directed these comments to the people of Iraq and the civilian workers to stay at home to save their lives and to give the solidarity to those who have died and for their brothers who have been fighting in recent days. We call upon the Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police to take an honourable stance that each and every Iraqi should take. They should not be tools in the hands of the invaders. If they do, we will be forced to defend ourselves and Islam by challenging them." 8. Wide of press conference 9. Wide of smoke from road, from a humvee burning in east of Baghdad 10. Various of humvee burning STORYLINE: A spokesman for militant cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on workers in Baghdad to observe a curfew from 1300 local time (0900 GMT). The call comes after several days of fighting in the city. Al-Sadr spokesman, Qais al-Ghazali, told reporters Tuesday that Iraqis and civilian workers should stay at home and support the militants who have been fighting in heavy battles against coalition forces in the last few days. Al-Ghazali also warned the Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police to "not be tools in the hands of the invaders." The al Mahdi Army militiamen in Baghdad kidnapped a senior Iraqi policeman, Brigadier Raed Mohammed Khudair, who is responsible for all police patrols in eastern Baghdad, said Colonel Adnan Abdel Rahman, an Interior Ministry spokesman. In a video broadcast on the pan-Arab network Al-Jazeera, militants said the government should release all al Mahdi Army prisoners in exchange for Khudair. The Iraqi government on Monday imposed a night time curfew in Baghdad's mainly Shi'ite Muslim neighbourhood of Sadr City. Also in Baghdad, a US humvee was seen burning by the roadside close to the former UN headquarters. It was not known what caused the fire or if there were any injuries, but humvees and other military vehicles regularly come under attack from militants around the Iraqi capital. 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...