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Mortar Blast at Iraq Market Kills Nine
A mortar blast tore through a market north of Baghdad, killing nine civilians and injuring more than a dozen others, Iraqi police said Friday. Townspeople suspected American soldiers stationed nearby may have been the target. The mortar round exploded about 9 p.m. Thursday at a market in this Sunni Muslim city about 30 miles north of Baghdad. Police Gen. Waleed Khalid said nine civilians died and 15 were wounded. U.S. officials put the injured figure at 18. Khalid described the attack as a "criminal act aimed at hurting Iraqi civilians." However, several townspeople, who spoke on condition they not be identified, said they believed the target was a government building about 250 yards away, where U.S. soldiers stay. Humm, missed by 250 yards? Sounds like a taliban mortar crew. About 20 U.S. soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division were at the blast site Friday, providing security and assisting Iraqi police in the investigation. Posted by: Steve 2003-09-26 |
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