Iranian spokesman Asefi said the attacks in Najaf and Kutwere "inhuman". "The recent attacks reveal the face of the occupiers thatis hidden behind their false claims of democracy," Asefisaid. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said in astatement his government condemned "the violence and forcethat will lead only to more destruction ... for thebrotherly Iraqi people." Aboul Gheit urged the warring parties to use"self-restraint and the adoption of dialogue to solveproblems."--SPA1549 Local Time 1249 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/191265