Iraqi Official Denies Uprising in Basra

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Iraqi Official Denies Uprising in Basra

An Iraqi senior official late Tuesday denied reports that a popular uprising is under way in Iraq's second largest city of Basra, Al Jazeera TV reported.

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An Iraqi senior official late Tuesday denied reports that a popular uprising is under way in Iraq's second largest city of Basra, Al Jazeera TV reported.

Iraqi Information Minister Mohammad Said Al-Sahaf made the denial in a statement to the Al Jazeera, the report said, without giving details.

Earlier media reports said that some Iraqis on Tuesday staged a popular uprising against President Saddam Hussein in Basra, which came under mortar fire from forces loyal to Baghdad.

Basra to the south of the country has been under US-led coalition forces' strikes since the war on Iraq started on Thursday.

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