31 August 2010 - 19:30

KARBALA -- Iraq -- A total of 15,000 security elements have been deployed in Karbala within a tight security plan to secure the province on the occasion of the end of Ramadan and Imam Ali anniversary, a member of the Karbala council’s security committee said on Tuesday.

KARBALA, Iraq -- A total of 15,000 security elements have been deployed in holy Karbala within a tight security plan to secure the province on the occasion of the end of Ramadan and Imam Ali (AS) anniversary martyrdom, a member of the Karbala council’s security committee said on Tuesday.

“Security authorities, in cooperation with the local government, have mapped out a comprehensive security plan within preparations for the end of Ramadan and the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali (AS),” Jassem al-Fatlawi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

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