Iraq Announces New Security Measures

"TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - The Iraqi government on Saturday announced plans to clamp down with security measures including a curfew, weapons ban and a closure of the borders ahead of next week's constitutional referendum as Sunni Arabs geared up their campaign against the charter.

Politicians in Saddam Hussein's hometown, Tikrit, passed out copies of the constitution and urged followers to vote "no," while the main Sunni political factions were holding a meeting in Baghdad, apparently to organize their efforts to defeat the charter at the polls.

Elsewhere, violence continued a day after bomb blasts killed six Marines and the U.S. military announced that it had completed a major sweep in western Iraq aimed at suppressing al-Qaida militants before the constitutional vote. Two Iraqis were killed and 12 wounded Saturday in a series of roadside bombs and drive-by shootings nationwide."
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