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| Abu Ghraib attacked; troops hurt |
| 2005-04-02 |
| DOZENS of insurgents attacked Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad today, detonating two suicide car bombs and firing rocket-propelled grenades at US forces. At least 20 US soldiers were wounded in the fighting, which lasted about an hour before the assault was repelled, the US military said today. At least 12 detainees were also wounded, some severely. It was not known how many insurgents were wounded or killed. "A group of between 40 and 60 insurgents attacked the US forward operating base at Abu Ghraib," said Lieutenant Colonel Guy Rudisill, a spokesman for detainee affairs. "They detonated two VBIEDs (suicide car bombs) and also fired rocket-propelled grenades into the prison camp ... it was a sustained attack." US forces responded with heavy weapons, and the situation was under control by 5am (AEST), he said. "The attacks were intermittent. They would fire RPGs and then stop, then they would attack again," he said. "It’s under control now." Witnesses said the second car bomb was detonated against US forces as they were trying to evacuate casualties from the first car bomb blast. Lt-Col Rudisill said US troops had sealed the prison grounds and it was not believed that any insurgents had managed to penetrate the jail’s perimeter. Abu Ghraib, notorious for the prisoner abuse scandal that emerged last year, is on the western outskirts of Baghdad. It is one of three US-run detention facilities in the country. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 After all, CNN didn't want to jeopardize their access, so they couldn't report anything negative, or even the fact that they were censored. Did the new Iraqi Government ever condemn CNN for that. Was the apology all they needed? |
| Posted by: penguin 2005-04-02 9:03:01 PM |
| #3 Well, JDB, AG wasn't notorious, at least in the West. After all, CNN didn't want to jeopardize their access, so they couldn't report anything negative, or even the fact that they were censored. |
| Posted by: jackal 2005-04-02 8:18:27 PM |
| #2 They didn't say if there was an attempted riot during the attack. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2005-04-02 7:44:29 PM |
| #1 "Abu Ghraib, notorious for the prisoner abuse scandal that emerged last year..." Prior to the US led liberation, Abu Ghraib was a model reformatory. No notoriety before Lindy. sheesh. |
| Posted by: JDB 2005-04-02 6:14:28 PM |