Reuters: Suicide Car Bomb Kills At Least 7 in Baghdad

Hissyspit

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Tue May-10-05 02:38 AM
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Reuters: Suicide Car Bomb Kills At Least 7 in Baghdad

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Suicide car bomb kills at least 7 in Baghdad
Tue May 10, 2005 2:58 AM ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle near a U.S. military convoy in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least seven Iraqis and wounding 16, police said.

The U.S. military had no immediate information on any American casualties.

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VolcanoJen

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Tue May-10-05 02:54 AM
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1. More from the AP

Edited on Tue May-10-05 02:56 AM by VolcanoJen

Every day brings more violence. The AP report makes it sound like the suicide bomber was aiming for a US convoy?

Car Bomb Explosion Kills 7 in Baghdad

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb exploded in a business district of central Baghdad on Tuesday morning, and a police officer said at least seven people were killed and 16 wounded.

The blast, which occurred near a cinema, sent a huge plume of black smoke into the sky. An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw rescue workers carrying bloodied bodies away on stretchers.

A police officer with the Interior Ministry said on condition of anonymity that at least seven people were killed and 16 wounded by a suicide car bomb that exploded just as a U.S. military convoy of Humvees and armored vehicles was passing.

The U.S. military confirmed a car bomb attack in the area but provided no other details.

Firefighters and ambulances raced to the scene, where at least five heavily damaged vehicles were burning in al-Nasr Square, a main intersection of shops, offices and apartment buildings, the AP reporter said.

More...

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leftchick

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Tue May-10-05 05:10 AM
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6. yes indeed

Hi Jen :hi:

The US won't let those casualty figures out too quickly what with so many dead this month already. :(

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Sannum

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Tue May-10-05 03:17 AM
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2. Winning hearts and minds!

:eyes:

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Teaser

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Tue May-10-05 04:00 AM
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3. New Bush strategy

Iraq? Never heard of it. Some kind of sauce, maybe?

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leftchick

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Tue May-10-05 05:07 AM
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4. Suicide car bomb kills at least 7 in Baghdad (Tues.)

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10174864.htm

BAGHDAD, May 10 (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle near a U.S. military convoy in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least seven Iraqis and wounding 16, police said.

The U.S. military had no immediate information on any American casualties.

The blast destroyed several cars and rattled windows in the city centre. Thick black smoke rose into the sky.

Just a few hours later, a second suicide bomber detonated his car outside a base on the banks of the Tigris in Baghdad for police who patrol the river, officials said.

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leftchick

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Tue May-10-05 05:07 AM
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5. I can't imagine having to live through this....

day after day after day...

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These people have got to be shell shocked. :(

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UpInArms

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Tue May-10-05 07:10 AM
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9. from Ottawa's paper

http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=ae75dc9c-b0ca-4966-83aa-2cb06a7d9ffe

A bus burns after a car bomb explodes in Baghdad.

excerpt:

A police officer with the Interior Ministry said on condition of anonymity that at least seven people were killed and 16 wounded by a suicide car bomb that exploded just as a U.S. military convoy of Humvees and armoured vehicles was passing.

The U.S. military confirmed a car bomb attack in the area, but provided no other details.

Firefighters and ambulances raced to the scene, where at least five heavily damaged vehicles were burning in al-Nasr Square, a main intersection of shops, offices and apartment buildings, the AP reporter said.

I wonder what a wide-angle shot would have shown. :(

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leftchick

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Tue May-10-05 06:35 AM
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7. I believe I heard CNN say 3 US soldiers died in the blast.

I can't find any link yet. :(

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maddezmom

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Tue May-10-05 06:44 AM
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8. I think it was 3 were wounded

In Baghdad, two car bombs exploded during morning rush hour Tuesday, killing as many as seven and wounding 19, including three American soldiers, officials said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/iraq

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leftchick

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Tue May-10-05 07:52 AM
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10. thank you maddezmom

it still sucks, I wonder how badly wounded. :(

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