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| Iraq |
| Several dead in Baghdad blast |
| 2004-01-28 |
| Several people are reported to have been killed in an explosion in Baghdad. The blast hit the Shaheen hotel near the banks of the River Tigris and close to the former US embassy at around 0630. Black smoke was seen pouring from the hotel as dazed guests emptied out onto the streets. A Reuters correspondent at the scene of the blast said it appeared to have been caused by a car bomb. "It blew out the whole front of the hotel and there are at least five burnt out cars scattered around. There are also several bodies," he said. Iraqi police spokesman Ahmed Abdul Karim told AFP news agency at least three people had been killed. He said witnesses said the bomb was hidden in an ambulance which was driven at the hotel at high speed. Ambulance, eh? Did it have a Red Thingy on the side? Was it driven by a Paleostinian? A police post across the road was also hit by the blast. The hotel is said to be popular with foreign businessmen. Time to talk with Mahmoud at the ambulance dispatch office. He has some explaining to do. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
#2 another example of these people's World-Famous Honor™ All the more reason for terrorists to be simply shot on sight, wherever and whenever they are found. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-28 4:03:32 PM |
| #1 the bomb was hidden in an ambulance which was driven at the hotel at high speed another example of these people's World-Famous Honor™ |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-1-28 1:09:13 AM |