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  • Pilgrims Hail Najaf's Peace As Allah's Gift

    08/27/2004 5:25:17 PM PDT · by blam · 17 replies · 484+ views
    The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 8-28-2004 | Toby Harnden
    Pilgrims hail Najaf's peace as Allah's gift By Toby Harnden (Filed: 28/08/2004) At first light the street named "Revolution of 1920", which had been a mile-long battleground for three weeks, was suddenly thronged with pilgrims hailing the peace deal over the holy city as a gift from Allah. The rising sun behind them, they chanted "God bless Mohammed and his household" as they streamed past the charred shells of hotels and souvenir shops. They stepped over an unexploded mortar shell embedded in the pavement and flowed past three artillery shells daisy-chained together to make a roadside bomb. The closer the...