BAGHDAD, Iraq The Iraqi government declared a state of emergency in Baghdad Friday, the prime minister's office said, after clashes broke out in a central district.
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It also imposed a 2 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew, sending residents of the capital scrambling to get home before it took effect.
The prime minister's office did not immediately give more details about the state of emergency, but it was announced after police said gunmen opened fire on a joint U.S.-Iraqi patrol in the Shwaka district of central Baghdad.
The patrolling forces returned fire and sealed off the area as they clashed with the gunmen, Iraqi army Maj. Ihssan Abdul Hamza said.
It also imposed a 2 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew, sending residents of the capital scrambling to get home before it took effect. それも、2 p.m.を強要しました-午前6時の夜間外出禁止令(首都の居住者をそれが実施される前に、帰り着くためにはい上がらせる)。
The prime minister's office did not immediately give more details about the state of emergency, but it was announced after police said gunmen opened fire on a joint U.S.-Iraqi patrol in the Shwaka district of central Baghdad. 首相のオフィスは非常事態についてより多くの詳細をすぐに伝えませんでした、 しかし、警察が銃撃者が中部バグダッドのShwaka地区で共同のU.S.-Iraqiパトロールに向けて銃撃すると言ったあと、それは発表されました。
The patrolling forces returned fire and sealed off the area as they clashed with the gunmen, Iraqi army Maj. Ihssan Abdul Hamza said. 彼らが銃撃者と衝突したので、パトロールしている軍隊は応戦して、地域を立ち入り禁止にしましたと、イラクの軍Ihssanアブドゥルハムザ少佐が言いました。