Johannesburg

Tuesday

More sun than clouds. Pleasantly warm.

11°C
27°C

7 day forecasts

Shopkeepers fire on looters

2003-04-11 10:42

Baghdad - Shopkeepers in central Baghdad opened fire on Friday for the first time on looters, as the city descended into chaos, an AFP correspondent reported.

In two separate incidents, shopkeepers armed with assault rifles, pistols or iron bars opened fire on groups trying to ransack their shops.

Twenty-five people were admitted to Baghdad's Al-Kindi hospital after suffering gunshot wounds in clashes during looting, hospital sources told AFP, although it was unclear if they were wounded in these incidents.

In the al-Rasafi market, merchants fired pistols in the air outside a seven-storey garment store, while at the al-Arabi market shopkeepers fired Kalashnikov rifles toward approaching looters.

Young people were also seen with iron bars running after potential thieves.

"We want the law to rule and if the Americans don't defend us then we'll defend ourselves with our own weapons," said Khazen Hussein.

Baghdad has seen widespread looting since US troops rolled in on Wednesday and the two-and-half-decade authority of Saddam Hussein crumbled.

- AFX

inside news24

Weather
Traffic
Lottery
Cpt: 18-25°C Sunny. Warm. Pta: 14-28°C Mostly sunny. Pleasantly warm.
Jhb: 11-27°C More sun than clouds. Pleasantly warm. Bloem: 15-28°C Morning clouds. Pleasantly warm.
Dbn: 19-27°C Sprinkles early. Morning clouds. Mild. PE: 17-32°C Sprinkles late. More sun than clouds. Hot.
7 day forecasts...

Jobs - Find your dream job

Campaign Development - Developer

Gauteng
Belay Rapid Resources (Pty) Ltd

Integration – Developer

Gauteng
Belay Rapid Resources (Pty) Ltd

Account Manager - eBilling

Gauteng - JHB North/Sandton
Belay Rapid Resources (Pty) Ltd

Cars - Search 1000's of new and used cars

AUDI

2009 Audi A3 2.0 T Sportback Manual - 24000kms
Lava Grey & Tan leather interior
R 275 000

OPEL

Corsa Classic 1.4 Comfort
2006
R 64,990.00

AUDI

A4 2.0T FSi Ambiente 155kW MY09 Multitronic
2009
R 512,692.00

AUDI

Q7 3.6 FSi Quattro Tiptronic
2009
R 605,751.00

Property - Find a new home

RIVER CLUB

Single Residential R2,700,000

SAFARI GARDENS EXT 8

Single Residential R1,845,000

LAMBERTS BAY

Single Residential R1,586,000

Travel - Look, Book, Go!

Free Games - TOO MUCH NEWS? TAKE A BREAK!

Kalahari.net - shop online today

Great Festive Savings on Books

Up to 30% Off ALL Books. 2.3 million titles on SALE.

Sleek New iPod Range. Order Your's Now!

iPod nano 16GB - Black, Was R2,499.00 Now R2,299.00! Save R200!

Up to 40% off Fabulous Festive Flicks

46 000 DVDs and Blu-Ray on sale now! Pre-order Up and District 9!

Up to 20% off ALL Music

100s of festive new releases now in stock! Now, Bump 25, Bon Jovi & more!

1000s of Festive Toys on Sale

Lots of Toys, free gift wrap, lowest prices on Lego Mindstorm, Ben 10, Hannah Montana & more!

Hot Deal of the Day!

Up to 30% off Books

Ends midnight, 30 November

2.3 million titles on sale! New Stieg Larsson, Jeremy Clarkson, Jamie Oliver & more!

Up to 40% Off Sale on All Books, Toys, CDs, DVDs & Games!