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Sunni Arabs Protest Iraqi Draft Constitution, Seek Amendments
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Hundreds of Sunni Arabs opposed to Iraq's new draft constitution have
rallied in Tikrit to protest the charter





Protesters rally carrying banners and pictures of ousted Iraqi leader
Saddam Hussein, in Tikrit Hundreds of Sunni Arabs opposed to Iraq's
new draft constitution have rallied in Tikrit to protest the charter,
while a leading Sunni political grouping said it will continue trying
to amend the draft.

Most Sunni Arab leaders are urging their followers to defeat the
charter in a national referendum due by October 15. One large
grouping, the Iraqi Islamic Party, says it will seek changes before
the vote.

Iraq's interim President Jalal Talabani has urged Iraqis to support
the draft constitution, despite some disagreements.

Meanwhile, Reuters news agency is demanding the immediate release from
U.S custody of an Iraqi cameraman who was wounded by U.S. forces while
traveling in a car in Baghdad Sunday. A second member of the news crew
was killed in the incident, which occurred while an Iraqi police
patrol was under attack. The agency quotes the U.S. military as saying
investigators are still questioning the wounded man.

Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.