Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070615-22

June 15, 2007

Peaceful protest in Sadr City
2nd BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. Public Affairs
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

CAMP TAJI, Iraq — More than 2,000 eastern Baghdad residents held a peaceful protest in Sadr City at approximately 10:00 a.m. June 14 in comdemnation of the Samarra Mosque bombing on Wednesday.

The crowd gathered at 10:00 a.m. and quietly dispersed by 11:30 a.m. The non-violent rally was held in the center of Sadr City, not far away from the Coalition-manned Sadr City Joint Security Station.

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