BAGHDAD, Jan 18 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed in clashes between gunmen from a Shi'ite cult and Iraqi security forces in the southern city of Nassiriya on Friday, hospital officials said.

Another 53 people were wounded. Police said the gunmen from the "Soldiers of Heaven" cult had staged hit-and-run attacks in Nassiriya and the southern oil hub of Basra.

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