Blast Destroys Golden Dome

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A LARGE explosion destroyed the golden dome of one of Iraq's most famous Shi'ite religious shrines in Samarra early today, the US military said, sending protesters pouring into the streets.

Iraqi police said they believed there were victims buried under the debris, but had no casualty figures. The blast at the Askariya Shrine, which contains the tombs of two revered imams, was the third major attack on a Shi'ite target in as many days after two earlier explosions in Baghdad.

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Blast Destroys Golden Dome

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