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American troops continued shelling the holy Iraqi Shiite city of Najaf. Machine gun fire can be heard in the city. A representative of the Shiite Mahdi Army, which is resisting the Americans, said that as a result of the shelling of the area where the tomb of Imam Ali is located, there were killed and wounded. The entire historical part of the city is blocked by American tanks. The city is being bombed by aircraft. According to a number of agencies, representatives of Ayatollah al-Sistani, for their part, are demanding that the Mahdi Army militants leave the mausoleum, while the latter are going to stay there “to protect the shrine.”
Court hearings begin tomorrow for Guantanamo Bay prisoners accused of terrorism. Several associates of terrorist number 1 Bin Laden will appear in court. Among them is an Australian citizen. He faces the most severe punishment because he offered armed resistance when he was detained by the US military in Afghanistan. In relation to other terrorists, according to lawyers, a very small amount of material has been collected.
A daring robbery at the museum of the outstanding artist Edvard Munch in Oslo. Armed robbers stole the world famous paintings "The Scream" and "Madonna". A tourist from Germany managed to photograph the car itself and the robbers as they got into the car. The museum's management admitted that the kidnapping ended successfully for the criminals due to the imperfection of the security systems. The cost of the paintings is estimated at tens of millions of dollars.