13,000 policemen, 1,000 police women, assigned to protect 10th Muharram Religious occasion

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: At least 13,000 policemen and 1,000 police woman, along with a number of aircraft, have been assigned to protect visitors to the Shiite Holy City of Karbala on Sunday, on the occasion of the 10th of the Muslim Religious Day of 10th of Muharram,scheduled to take place during the forthcoming 10 days starting from today, Sunday, which is the 1st Day of Muharram, Karbala MediaDirector reported.”Our Police Command has laid a security plan, aimed at protecting millions of visitors, expected to attend the 10th of Muharram Day, assigning 13,000 Policemen and 1,000 Pollice Women,” he said, adding that Iraqi aircraft shall also participate in observing the desertareas, surrounding Karbala City, to protect visitors from being targets for artillery and Katusha rocket attacks,” Major Ala’a al-Ghanimy said.The forthcoming 10 days, beginning from today, Sunday, shall witness the 10th of Muharrram Visit, called the “Ashura Visit,” mourningthe anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein Bin-Ali, Prophet Mohammed’s Grandson, who was killed together with his broth, Abbasand 71 other supporters in the so-called al-Tuf Battle in 61 Islamic Hijri year in Karbala by the Army of the Amovite Khalif, Yazid Bin-Mu’awiya,Karbala, the center of Karbala Province, is 108 km to the southwest of Baghdad.SKH (PT)55