Baghdad Car Explodes; U.S. Soldiers at Compound Not Injured

DeathvadeR

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Mon Jul-14-03 01:57 PM
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Baghdad Car Explodes; U.S. Soldiers at Compound Not Injured

July 14 (Bloomberg) -- A car exploded on a Baghdad street about a quarter-mile from where some U.S. soldiers are stationed, without causing any injuries to American personnel, a military spokeswoman said.

The car was parked on al-Salihya street, across from the convention center where some U.S. soldiers are based, Army Specialist Nicci Trent said by telephone from Baghdad.

``We could see it from here,'' she said. ``We don't know why the vehicle exploded.''

<http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a0zKtcnY38Z8&refer=home>

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htuttle

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Mon Jul-14-03 02:00 PM
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1. Must have been another damned exploding car battery...

Like in Afghanistan this morning:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=13294&mesg_id=13294&page=

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Mon Jul-14-03 02:05 PM
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2. A car laden with explosives blew up near the police station.

Was that yesterday? So this is a totally new exploding car?

The car I heard about earlier was a Volkswagen(?), and only one Iraq was killed, and the car wasn't close enough to the police station when it exploded, hence no U.S. casualties. That's all I know. I think I heard it on the radio.

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htuttle

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Mon Jul-14-03 02:26 PM
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3. I counted 3 today

The one near the police station earlier, this one (which apparently was an SUV near Central Command HQ), and one in Afghanistan.

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