[align=center][frame="7 80"]January, 2005. ,19 Zul Hijjah, 1425
Saturday
— Insurgents bent on wrecking tomorrow's election in Iraq killed 10 Iraqis and five US troops yesterday but the government said it had caught three Al Qaeda lieutenants and insisted guerrillas were on the defensive. The government imposed extraordinary security restrictions to try to safeguard the polls. Land borders were closed and travel between provinces was banned. A curfew was imposed in most cities from 7 pm to 6 am-1600-0300 GMT
_MUSCAT — Four people were killed and 8 others injured in a road accident in Wilayat Samayil on the Muscat-Sur highway yesterday. Wrong overtaking was responsible for the accident, which happened somewhere along the Wadi al Aqq sector of the road
sport
_MUSCAT — The return of Hamed al Wahaibi. Few would doubt that there could be a better start to Oman sports in 2005 than Hamed’s return. With the ignition key of the engine of success in the hands of Sultanate’s rallying star, the year is certain to bring a lot of excitement for the fans as Hamed makes a comeback in the production category (Group ‘N’) of the gruelling World Rally Championship. Hamed will however launch his return to the circuit from Muscat
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Inter Milan
edge Atalanta
ROME — Striker Obafemi Martins grabbed the winner as Inter Milan beat Atalanta 1-0 in the first leg of their Italian Cup quarterfinal match on Thursday. Inter dominated the early stages, but rarely threatened to turn possession into goals and as the game progressed the home side grew in confidence. On the half hour Atalanta striker Davide Sinigaglia broke the off-side trap to go through alone on goal but fired straight at keeper Hector Carini. After the break Andrea Lazzari, who scored all of Atalanta’s goals in a 5-3 win over Juventus in the previous round, forced a reflex save from Carini. With a little less than half an hour remaining, Inter coach Roberto Mancini sent on Martins and in the 72nd minute the young Nigerian recruit turned his marker on the edge of the area and chipped the onrushing keeper to seal the victory. In an earlier quarterfinal, Cagliari cruised to a 2-0 win over Sampdoria.
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