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| Surge of Baghdad Violence Leaves 25 Dead |
| 2004-09-12 |
| EFL. Insurgents hammered central Baghdad on Sunday with one of their most intense mortar and rocket barrages ever in the heart of the capital, heralding a day of violence that left at least 25 people dead in the city as security appeared to spiral out of control. Many of the dead were killed when a U.S. helicopter fired on a disabled U.S. Bradley fighting vehicle as Iraqis swarmed around it, cheering, throwing stones and waving the black and yellow sunburst banner of Iraq's most-feared terror organization. The dead from the helicopter strike included Arab television reporter Mazen al-Tumeizi — who screamed "I'm dying, I'm dying" as a cameraman recorded the chaotic scene. An Iraqi cameraman working for the Reuters news agency and an Iraqi freelance photographer for Getty Images were also wounded. About time they did this. Surprise, suprise, suprise... Maimed and lifeless bodies of young men and boys lay in the street as the stricken U.S. vehicle was engulfed in flames and thick black smoke. Across the city, at least 104 people were wounded in explosions and barrages, the Health Ministry said. Go dance on that, scumbags. A Bradley fighting vehicle rushing down Haifa Street, a major traffic artery near the Green Zone, to assist a U.S. patrol disabled by a car bomb about 6:50 a.m., the U.S. military said. Two Bradley crewmen were wounded in the attack and four more were injured by grenade and small arms fire as they fled the vehicle, the military said. Jubilant fighters, curiosity seekers and young boys swarmed around the burning vehicle, dancing, cheering and hurling firebombs. Several young men placed a black and yellow banner of Tawhid and Jihad in the barrel of the Bradley's main gun. Fearing the crowd would loot the vehicle of weapons and ammunition, the Americans called for air support, and as U.S. Army helicopters flew over the burning Bradley "they received small-arms fire from the insurgents in vicinity of the vehicle," a military statement said. The helicopters "fired upon the anti-Iraqi forces and the Bradley preventing the loss of sensitive equipment and weapons," the military said in a statement. "An unknown number of insurgents and Iraq civilians were wounded or killed in the incident," which is under investigation. Health Ministry official Saad al-Amili said 13 people were killed and 61 wounded on Haifa street, though it was not clear how many were killed in the helicopter strike. Scattered shoes, pools of fresh blood and debris littered the street. "We were standing near the destroyed vehicle when the helicopter started firing, so we rushed to safety in a nearby building," Alaa Hassan, 24, said from his hospital bed. "I went back to the scene to help the wounded people when the helicopter fired again and I was hit in the chest." Yep, just trying to help out the wounded puppies and baby ducks. Hope we see more of this. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
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| Posted by: UFO 2004-09-12 11:51:29 PM |
| #14 Let's look at those numbers again. UFO's home page -- http://politicsandcurrentevents.com |
| Posted by: UFO 2004-09-12 11:00:28 PM |
| #13 Same news from a different source. UFO's home page -- http://politicsandcurrentevents.com |
| Posted by: UFO 2004-09-12 8:26:04 PM |
| #12 I put it down to a lack of Parental Guidance. Our mom was always yelling at us for playing around construction sites. She would have whupped our asses good for dancing on a burning Bradley. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2004-09-12 11:54:56 PM |
| #11 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: UFO TROLL 2004-09-12 11:51:29 PM |
| #10 Positive "...curiosity seekers and young boys" + Negative "swarmed around the burning vehicle, dancing, cheering and hurling firebombs." = Zero sympathy Here endeth the lesson. |
| Posted by: Another Dan 2004-09-12 11:26:20 PM |
| #9 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: UFO TROLL 2004-09-12 11:00:28 PM |
| #8 Aris, it's not what you're looking for, but if you can check the U. of Texas Map Archive for Iraq, and follow the Euphrates westward from Baghdad, you'll see over half of the trouble areas right there. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-09-12 9:06:15 PM |
| #7 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: UFO TROLL 2004-09-12 8:26:04 PM |
| #6 Back on topic, it's sad when bad things happen to bad people. *Snif* |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-09-12 8:03:22 PM |
| #5 "Dang! That 3-barrel spin gun sure do make a mess o' things, don't it?" |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-09-12 8:02:54 PM |
| #4 You sly devil you, Aris :) |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-09-12 7:05:35 PM |
| #3 Is there any map that shows which cities are at the hands of insurgents, which cities are at the hands of the Iraqi transitional government+USA forces, and which cities are being disputed? |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-09-12 7:02:19 PM |
| #2 not many good guys or innocents on, or around that Bradley. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2004-09-12 6:48:46 PM |
| #1 Its about time we started throwing flags for excessive celebration. |
| Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2004-09-12 6:44:13 PM |