NAJAF/ Aswat al-Iraq: Renowned Higher Shiite Clergyman called today to "preserve the blood of the Iraqi people and not to drag the country into denominational fighting".

In a short statement, copy received by Aswat al-Iraq, he called all political components to sit together to solve the questions according to the Iraqi constitution.

Demonstrations took dangerous trend after the killing of five in Fallujah which led to increasing tension between the public and the armed forces.