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The truce between Muqtada al-Sadr's militia and occupation troops ends as US troops surround his house in Najaf to arrest him. (BBC)
Reports state that information that led the US to raise the terror alert for five financial centers in New York city, northern New Jersey and Washington D.C. was mainly three or four years old but had been updated as recently as January. Administration officials note, too, that al Qaeda is known for its advance planning, and that this information became available following the apprehension of a Pakistani member of the organization. (CNN)(Xinhuanet)
The death toll in the market fire in Asunción, Paraguay rises to 464. Six people, including the co-owner, are arrested for manslaughter on charges that they locked the doors after the fire started, in order to prevent looting. (The Scotsman)(ABC News)