Hundreds dead and wounded following terrorist attack in Polish zone

The explosives-carrying terrorists, presumably connected to Al-Qaida, managed to sneak into the crowd of pilgrims gathered on the holiest day of the Shiite calendar, despite the Multinational Division's strict controls. Replying to this most severe act of terror in Iraq since the collapse of Hussain's regime, the Governing Council declared three days of mourning and postponed the planned ceremony of signing the small constitution. No Poles were injured. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) M.K.