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Explosion Rocks Turkish Embassy in Iraq
A strong explosion rocked the area near the Turkish Embassy on Tuesday, but police sealed off the area and it could not be determined if the chancellery had been damaged. The private Turkish television station CNN-Turk reported that two people were injured in the blast and that windows were shattered. Turkish NTV television said the two were embassy employees. The blast came after Turkeyâs Parliament approved the deployment of Turkish troops in Iraq as part of a peacekeeping force sought by the United States. But many Iraqis sharply oppose any Turkish troops on the countryâs soil.I guess when they said "No" they meant "No". The blast occurred two days after a powerful car bomb exploded at the Baghdad Hotel, home to U.S. officials and members of the Iraqi Governing Council. At least eight people including the bomber were killed. Fox is reporting this as another car bomb, developing. Posted by: Steve 2003-10-14 |
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