Al-Sadr wounded in Najaf
Last updated at 09:16 13 August 2004
Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has been wounded in the fighting in Najaf, his spokesman said.
Al-Sadr, who has led an uprising against coalition and Iraqi troops for more than a week, is said to be hiding in Najaf's sacred compound housing the Imam Ali shrine, surrounded by his followers.
His aide, Ahmed al-Shaibany, told Arab TV networks al-Sadr was injured during clashes, but it was not immediately clear how.
Al-Shaibany told pan-Arab network al-Jazeera al-Sadr received three different wounds.
Another aide, Abdel Hadi al-Daraji, told al-Arabiya television that al-Sadr was injured during shelling.
Al-Sadr had previously urged his followers to carry on fighting even if he was killed or arrested.
Yesterday US troops stormed al-Sadr's house in Najaf, only to find it empty.
Al-Sadr's fighters have battled coalition forces since August 5 in a resurgence of a spring uprising that was dormant for two months following a series of truces.
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