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US missile crashes metres from Najaf shrine
NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) Aug 25, 2004
A US plane fired a missile just metres (yards) to the west of Najaf's revered Imam Ali shrine on Wednesday, shaking the mausoleum and filling it with dust, said an AFP correspondent.

At around 10:30 am (0630 GMT), the deafening explosion shook the mausoleum, where up to 600 people are thought to be holed up, said the reporter inside the building.