Explosion Levels Building in Northern Baghdad; at Least One U.S. and Several Iraqi Casualties
By Bassem Mroue Associated Press Writer
Published: Apr 26, 2004
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An explosion leveled part of a building as U.S. troops were raiding it in northern Baghdad on Monday, wrecking four Humvees and wounding at least one soldier and several Iraqis.
The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. Witnesses said it came after U.S troops broke in to search the building, which residents said housed a weapons repair shop.
The blast leveled the front part of the one-story building, in the Waziriya district, and set four Humvees outside on fire.
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At least one wounded U.S. soldier was seen in footage from Associated Press Television News being taken away on a stretcher from the burning Humvees. Witnesses reported as many as 10 Americans being loaded into ambulances.
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Some neighbors reported a perfume shop was housed in the building, but others said it once held a scrap metal workshop where weapons were repaired and used ammunition recycled. more...
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