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Daytime curfew imposed in Baghdad

Al-Askari Shrine - Over 130 killed in reprisals
Al-Askari Shrine - Over 130 killed in reprisals

The government in Iraq has imposed a daytime curfew on the capital, Baghdad, and three surrounding provinces today in a bid to curb sectarian clashes. 

The curfew, on the Muslim day of prayer, follows two days of reprisal attacks on Sunni mosques sparked by a bomb attack on a Shia shrine.

Sectarian violence over the last two days has left at least 140 people dead, most of them believed to be Sunnis.