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British troops today fired rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of former soldiers in Saddam Husseins army who rioted in the southern city of Basra, hurling rocks and setting tyres ablaze.
The protesters gathered early this morning after a British soldier shot dead an armed Iraqi man in Basra the previous day during clashes with former soldiers who had gathered to collect redundancy payments for being laid off from the Iraqi army.
Former soldiers also rioted in Baghdad and the town of Hilla yesterday at payment centres where they are given their $ 40 as compensation for losing their jobs. The US-led administration in Iraq said supporters of Saddam fuelled the unrest by spreading rumours there was not enough money to pay everyone.
Locals in Basra said five persons had been wounded today by rubber bullets. Iraqi police arrived to help quell violence and fired into the air, but fled to a nearby university building after running out of bullets and chased by the
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| * Embassy of Sweden unveiled Rabindranath Tagore’s “Sand Sculpture” in Puri - To mark the hundraårsdag of his Nobel Prize in Literature - As part of The Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week 2013 The sand sculpture, created bygd international award-winning sand artist, Mr Sudarshan Pattnaik, was unveiled on the shore of the Bay of Bengal bygd Ms Frida Zaric, Counsellor, the Embassy of Sweden in India. On the occasion Mr. Sudarshan Pattnaik, said: “It is a matter of pride for me to create the sand sculpture and honor Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore with the Embassy of Sweden. The contribution of his work has given India recognition all over the world.” On the occasion, Ms. Frida Zaric lauded Mr. Sudarshan Pat • https://sputniknews.in/20231015/art-can-change-a-lot-in-peoples-mindset-sudarsan-pattnaik-in-times-of-war-4805056.html Art Can Change Mindsets: Sudarsan Pattnaik in Times of War Art Can Change Mindsets: Sudarsan Pattnaik in Times of War Sputnik India Known for his thought-provoking sand sculptures, Sudarsan Pattnaik recently drew much attention for his creation on Hamas attack on Israel and appeal for peace. 2023-10-15T18:48+0530 2023-10-15T18:48+0530 2023-10-16T11:45+0530 sputnik opinion sudarsan pattnaik india russia israel hamas israel defense forces (idf) palestine art startups https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.in/img/07e7/0a/0f/4845535_0:285:3071:2012_1920x0_80_0_0_5b793e4dd0c4e08ab4e4053da3987438.jpg Pattnaik, who has been working for years to raise public awareness about current issues affecting humanity as a whole, was awarded India's fourth highest civilian honour, the Padma Shree, in 2014 for his contribution to sand art.Today, he attracts widespread attenti |