Car bomb wounds US soldiers in Baghdad-witnesses

Reuters | Tuesday, July 1, 2003

[JohnHuang2]

BAGHDAD, July 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. military vehicle blew up in central Baghdad on Tuesday, and one witness said U.S. troops pulled four badly wounded soldiers from the burning car.

The armoured car exploded near al-Mustansiriyah University in the heart of the capital.

A Reuters reporter who arrived on the scene shortly after the 9.55 a.m. (0555 GMT) attack said an American and an Iraqi car were on fire.

The cause of the blast was not immediately clear. Some witnesses said the Iraqi car blew up next to the U.S. vehicle while others said a rocket-propelled grenade was used in the attack.

"We were sitting at a cafeteria near the university when we heard a large explosion. We rushed to the site and found two cars burning, one American and one Iraqi," Ya'aroub Abdulillah, a resident, told Reuters. "U.S. troops pulled out from the vehicle four soldiers."

U.S. soldiers cordoned off the area and began to investigate. They refused to comment on the incident.

Earlier in the day, a U.S. soldier was lightly wounded when a military convoy was attacked by a rocket-propelled grenade near Baghdad airport, the U.S. military said.

U.S. forces have come under fire almost daily in recent weeks in mainly Sunni Muslim central Iraq, a stronghold for ousted President Saddam Hussein when he was in power.

At least 22 U.S. and six British troops have been killed by hostile fire since U.S. President George W. Bush declared major combat in Iraq over on May 1.

The U.S. military, which has about 156,000 soldiers in Iraq, has launched several operations to stamp out attacks. The latest, Operation Desert Sidewinder, began on Sunday with infantry soldiers backed by aircraft and armoured vehicles.

[JohnHuang2]

Tuesday, July 1, 2003

Quote of the Day by Southack

[homeschool mama]

Prayers heavenward for each of these fine men.<><

[JohnHuang2]

Amen.

[rwfromkansas]

Oh crap. We know what will lead the evening news tomorrow.

[snippy_about_it]

Well said Yehuda. Sad state of affairs.

[Puddleglum]

Sad. I think the terror mill is still running strong and is now exporting from Iran and Syria and "Palestine." Didn't Bush once say that any government that supports a terrorist is also a terrorist? Well, I think it's time to punish those governments, or take away their wealth.

[areafiftyone]

Sky News is reporting these soldiers were killed and so is the BBC - Here is the link CLICK. Is this the same attack or a new one?

[areafiftyone]

Well my post got pulled by the moderators because all the cable news networks are reporting wounded not killed I am hoping that they are correct. This is very confusing.

[Amelia]

God bless & keep our troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.

[bushfamfan]

Does anyone know if we are catching or killing the ba**ards who are murdering our men or are they getting away? This is sad, but expected. We need to kill those beasts and put an end to this.

[BagCamAddict]

SkyNews' article says all four were killed, and two were wounded. :-(

[areafiftyone]

That is the one I posted that got pulled. I guess it wasn't true. Can anyone verify if they were killed or not?