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Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has signed a law allowing him to impose emergency security measures.
The signing came as several mortar shells hit central Baghdad, injuring at least six people near Mr Allawi's offices, according to police.
The new law gives the government the power to impose curfews, set up checkpoints and detain suspects.
But the measures can only be applied temporarily and in specific parts of the country.
"Whenever and wherever it's going to be necessary, we will apply this law," Mr Allawi said in an interview for the New York Times.
An interior ministry official told the BBC there had been extensive discussions during the drafting to avoid what he called "undue infringement of human rights".
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The signing came as several mortar shells hit central Baghdad, injuring at least six people near Mr Allawi's offices, according to police.
The new law gives the government the power to impose curfews, set up checkpoints and detain suspects.
But the measures can only be applied temporarily and in specific parts of the country.
"Whenever and wherever it's going to be necessary, we will apply this law," Mr Allawi said in an interview for the New York Times.
An interior ministry official told the BBC there had been extensive discussions during the drafting to avoid what he called "undue infringement of human rights".
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