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Posted on 06/12/2002 12:54:19 PM PDT by knak
Arbil – Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a major office of the ruling Baath party in Baghdad, injuring several party members and policemen guarding the building. Eyewitnesses said the attack took place 0:08 p.m. local time on Thursday.
The attackers were driving a white Oldsmobile and started shooting from their Kalashnikovs at the building as they speeded by.
A hunt mounted by the security services and police forces has failed to capture the attackers.
It is the second reported attack in Baghdad in a week. Earlier gunmen also attacked a police station in the heart of Baghdad, killing a non-commissioned officer and wounding a guard.
The attackers hurled grenades at the second floor of al-Baldiyat police station, occupied by members of the security services.
Boy, that's inconspicuous.
Just wait till they break out the pink Buick Roadmasters with leaopard-skin upholstery full of gunmen...then Saddam's toast....
Could be a shot across the bow from a revolutionary group.
As always... occupation is the root of the problem :P
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait could be called a "turf battle"
If this happened in metropolitan place full of scofflaws, like Washington DC for example, people might not even notice.
Convertible? Could be the one my mom owned for about 3 months in 1965. Had power, but the driver's door wouldn't stay shut on right turns. No seatbelts, got exciting sometimes.
Was it a low rider? Some lost Bloods and Crips doing a driveby?
....or CIA infiltrators. Our boys are in the area. Why not?
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