Iraq: roadside bomb explodes in a Baghdad tunnel as U.S. convoy approaches

Haaretz News Ticker ^ | 10/22/2003 | Associated Press

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Iraq: roadside bomb explodes in a Baghdad tunnel as U.S. convoy approaches; unclear if there are casualties (AP)

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Roadside bomb explodes in Baghdad

Tuesday, October 21, 2003

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(10-21) 21:45 PDT BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) --

A roadside bomb exploded Wednesday in a tunnel in the heart of the Iraqi capital as a U.S. military convoy passed by, residents said. They said it appeared two soldiers were slightly injured

The blast, which could be heard in a wide area in the center of the city, occurred about 6:45 a.m. after three U.S. Army Humvees entered the tunnel at Tehran Square, the witnesses said.

Witnesses Laith Abed Ali, 35, and Walid Jabbar, 27, said they saw lightly wounded Americans walk out of the tunnel shortly after the blast.

U.S. troops rushed to the area.

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Oh please let no one be hurt

Prayers to all

[Brian S]

Reuters report...

Baghdad Road Bomb Wounds Two U.S. Soldiers

Wed October 22, 2003 12:51 AM ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A road bomb in central Baghdad exploded at dawn on Wednesday, slightly wounding two U.S. soldiers on patrol, a U.S. army spokesman said.

The blast took place in a central Baghdad highway tunnel about 6:40 a.m. (11:40 p.m. EDT) and struck a passing Humvee vehicle, said Captain Tommy Leslie of the 1st Armored Division.

"It was most likely one of those IEDs (improvised explosive device)," Leslie told Reuters. "Our estimation is that it was in place" in the highway tunnel before the patrol entered the tunnel.

He said "a couple" of soldiers in the vehicle were lightly wounded and would return to duty.

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He said "a couple" of soldiers in the vehicle were lightly wounded and would return to duty.

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