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| Iraq |
| Blast kills three Iraqis in Baghdad, police confiscate anti-aircraft weapons |
| 2007-01-03 |
| (KUNA) -- At least three Iraqis were killed by a roadside bomb which targeted a police patrol in the capital, stated a security source Tuesday. In remarks to KUNA, the source said that the roadside bomb, which also injured seven citizens, exploded in an area east of Baghdad. On counter-terrorism, the Iraqi police arrested four gunmen today in Yousifiyah town south of the capital. The police also confiscated two anti-aircraft guns and found a large weapons cache during the operation. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Don't worry OS, I fly the prescribed pattern so don't shoot me little Chickenhawk down. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-01-03 21:51 |
| #3 I've noticed that a lot of the comments about "AA guns" really are referring to 14.5mm machine guns, usually mounted in pairs. A few of them, especially in Somalia, have been 23mm machine guns. The Russian-built ZU-23/2 is a potent anti-personnel weapon, but it can't track fast enough to be used against jet fighters. It could be lethal against low-flying helicopters, and may be what brought a couple down, both in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hezbollah is also supposed to have quite a few of them. I wouldn't mind having one for my back yard. Sometimes the aircraft landing at Peterson/Co Springs Metro come in just a tad low... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-01-03 14:31 |
| #2 You can take to those meetings?????? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-01-03 14:24 |
| #1 If AA guns are outlawed, then only... |
| Posted by: Jackal 2007-01-03 08:51 |