Power Outages in Basra Fuel Protests
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: In Iraq, power outages in the southern port city of Basra are fueling anger and protests. Many are taking to the streets. And in one incident a coalition subcontractor was killed, shot by Iraqis while delivering mail to the U.N. Our Harris Whitbeck brings us the very latest on the unrest in Iraq.</s>HARRIS WHITBECK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: More protests and more attacks on coalition forces in Iraq in the southern city of Basra. Iraqis burned tires and mobbed gasoline stations to protest a lack of fuel and electricity. British troops, who are charged with supervising Basra, took fire from within the crowd and responded. Three British soldiers were injured by protesters throwing stones, and one protester was apparently hit by gunfire, but it is not clear whether he was hit by British fire or by gunshots fired from within the crowd. This is the second day of protests in Basra, a city that has been generally peaceful in comparison to other cities in Iraq. Meanwhile, FBI agents are working with the Iraqi police in Baghdad to investigate the bombing of the Jordanian embassy which on Thursday, left at least 16 people dead. Coalition officials said Friday they suspect terrorists linked to al Qaeda are behind the attack. They are specifically focusing on Ansar al Islam, a militant organization operating in northern Iraq whose training camp was bombed during the early days of the war by the United States. U.S. administrator, Paul Bremer, says he fears that international terrorist organizations might be planning large-scale terrorist attacks in the Iraqi capital. Harris Whitbeck, CNN, Baghdad.