- TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iraqi
Shi'ite Muslim opposition group said on Wednesday there had been disturbances,
but no uprising, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
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- A spokesman for the Tehran-based Supreme Council for
Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) said there were "some disturbances"
in Basra. Asked if this amounted to an uprising, the spokesman, Abu Islam,
said: "No, there is no uprising."
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- British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday he
believed there had been a limited uprising in Basra overnight.
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