IRAQ: Soccer fans' victory ride
June 14, 2008 | 2:45
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It was just one in a string of qualifying matches for soccer's World Cup.
But when Iraq beat China 2-1, cars clogged the streets and celebratory gunfire rang out Saturday.
Even Iraqi army and police officers let rip with assault rifles.
— Saad Khalaf in Baghdad
Photo: Soccer fans. Credit: Saad Khalaf / Los Angeles Times
