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29 August 2004
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12 Rajab 1425
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Iran ready to pay for Najaf shrine repairs
TEHRAN, Aug 28: Iran's national heritage organization offered on Saturday to pay for and carry out repairs to the mausoleum of Imam Ali, badly damaged during weeks of fighting in the central Iraqi city of Najaf.
Quoted in the local press, the head of the body's department for religious heritage said the body was "ready to send workers and meet all costs" involved in restoring the mausoleum.
Hojatoleslam Hossen Shahmoradi nevertheless condemned ruthless assault on the shrine by US-led forces.
Several parts of the mausoleum were badly damaged during three weeks of US-led bombing and mortar attacks.-AFP
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