Baghdad: Shiites gather for anti-US protest in Baghdad

Shiites gathered in Rebublic Square, chanted anti-US slogans as saying "No, no to America, yes, yes to Islam!". They also carried banners accusing US troops of negligence for dumping the weapons in a residential neighborhood. US soliders detained a pickpocket who was stealing monet in the crowd. Security forces forced him to lay down on the floor after they took him behind the woven wire during the protest.