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| US troops detain 55 after heavy rocket-mortar attack on Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison |
| 2004-02-20 |
| INSURGENTS pounded the main prison in Baghdad with 33 mortar bombs and five rockets late Wednesday before US troops shot dead one person and arrested 55 others. "Between 6:30 pm and 6:50 pm, insurgents fired 33 mortar rounds and five rockets" at Abu Ghraib prison on the western edge of Baghdad, a military spokesman said. "Coalition forces engaged and killed one enemy, 55 people were detained for questioning," he said. One soldier was lightly wounded and treated for his injuries, he added. Abu Ghraib is one of the largest US-run prison facilities in Iraq and was a notorious centre under former dictator Saddam Hussein. I wonder if these guys had any connection to those who crushed the FALLUJAH police/jail station last week and freed all the prisoners? |
| Posted by:CobraCommander |