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18 Held in Oct. Hotel Attack in Baghdad
U.S. troops have arrested 18 people in connection with last month's fatal missile barrage against Baghdad's Al-Rasheed hotel, a U.S. military official said Sunday. Lt. Col. George Krivo, a spokesman for the U.S. command, said the suspects were taken into custody by the 1st Armored Division, which is in charge of security in Baghdad. Krivo did not say when the arrests occurred. The Al-Rasheed was used by coalition military and civilian personnel until it was rocketed Oct. 26. One U.S. colonel was killed and 18 other people were wounded. The hotel was then evacuated. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, one of the architects of the Iraq war, was staying at the hotel but escaped injury.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-11-09 |
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