Posted on 11/09/2004 7:24:06 PM PST by TexKat
US official leading Iraq WMD hunt narrowly escapes suicide bombing: report
Posted: Tuesday November 9,2004 - 04:33:48 pm
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US official leading Washington's hunt for Iraq 's supposed weapons of mass destruction narrowly escaped being killed by a suicide bomber this week, although the bomber killed two security guards in his security convoy, according to CBS News.
CBS said Charles Duelfer, leading the US hunt for Iraq's WMD, was travelling in a convoy on Monday between Baghdad and the international airport when a suicide bomber in a car tried to ram his convoy.
"Duelfer was travelling in the second vehicle of a four vehicle convoy," it said, adding that the suicide bomber's car "was cut off by the security guards who were following in a chase car."
"Killed two in chase car ... destroys my car. Where do they get so may people who want to kill themselves?" Duelfer said in an e-mail to CBS.
A four-wheel drive vehicle, the type usually used by foreigners and officials, lies ablaze on Baghdad's airport highway following a suicide car bomb attack in the Iraqi capital, November 8, 2004. A suicide car bomb exploded as a U.S. military convoy was driving past, setting one civilian four-wheel drive vehicle ablaze and damaging a U.S. Humvee vehicle, U.S. Army officer at the scene said. There was no immediate word on number on casualties. REUTERS/Ali Jasim
dear Lord please keep our people safe.
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