Thursday, May 10, 2007
National Security Minister meets with al-Sistani
Politics
(Voices of Iraq) - Iraqi National Security Minister Shirwan al-Waili arrived on Wednesday morning in Najaf to meet top Shiite cleric in Iraq Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Al-Waili is also expected to visit the hospitals that hosted the wounded of yesterday's blast that occurred in Kufa city, 10 km east of Najaf. On Tuesday, Sixteen people were killed and 70 others wounded when an explosive vehicle ripped through the al-Shahrestani square in Kufa city. Al-Waili is expected to give a news conference after meeting Ayatollah al-Sistani.
Labels: Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Najaf, National Security Minister Shirwan al-Waili
