Demonstration Tuesday in Karbala

AP reports that a demonstration was held by followers of Muqtada al-Sadr in Karbala on Tuesday to protest the closing of the al-Mukhayyam Mosque and the arrest of numerous followers of Muqtada there.

On Wednesday the Shiite party, al-Da`wa, issued a statement condemning the recent violence in Karbala and urging that differences be resolved peacefully. (al-Sharq al-Awsat).