Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Curfew lifted, 59 bodies found
Security
Baghdad's international airport reopened on Tuesday after a two-day curfew over the capital was lifted, airport spokesman Ahmed al-Mussawi said. The curfew, which took effect Saturday night in Baghdad and two neighboring provinces, largely prevented major violence following Sunday's sentencing of former dictator Saddam Hussein to death by hanging for crimes against humanity. Authorities lifted a ban on pedestrian traffic on Monday afternoon and raised a ban on automobiles Tuesday morning. Relentless sectarian killings also persisted despite the extraordinary security precautions. Fifty-nine bodies were discovered Sunday and Monday across Iraq, police said.
