NAJAF, Iraq - Iraqi police imposed a curfew in the holy city of Najaf from Wednesday after a patrol clashed with fighters loyal to militant cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.

Najaf police chief Ghaleb Hashem al-Jezairi told reporters that residents should stay in their homes between 9 p.m. (1700 GMT) and 6:30 a.m.

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