100 Dead / 2 Days = Coming Civil War?
Posted: 02-11-2004 05:39 AM
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Why The US is in Big Bad Trouble in Big Bad Bagdad
Suicide Bombing in Iraq Kills Up to 53
Tue Feb 10, 8:39 PM ET
By MARIAM FAM, Associated Press Writer
ISKANDARIYAH, Iraq - A suicide bomber blew up a truckload of explosives Tuesday outside a police station south of Baghdad, killing up to 53 people and wounding scores — including would-be Iraqi recruits lined up to apply for jobs.
The explosion reduced parts of the station to rubble and damaged nearby buildings. The street in front of the station was littered with the wreckage of shattered vehicles as well as pieces of glass, bricks, mangled steel and pieces of clothing.
"It was the day for applying for new recruits," said policeman Wissam Abdul-Karim, who was thrown to the ground by the blast. "There were dozens of them waiting outside the police station."
It was at least the eighth vehicle bombing in Iraq (news - web sites) this year and followed warnings from occupation officials that insurgents would step up attacks against Iraqis who work with the U.S.-led coalition, especially ahead of the planned June 30 transfer of sovereignty to a provisional Iraqi government.
AP/Yahoo
Further 47 die after terrorists spark fear of civil war in Iraq
By Justin Huggler
11 February 2004
A car bomber killed an estimated 47 people in Iraq today in the second deadly attack in two days on Iraqis working with the US-led coalition.
Today's blast tore through a crowd of about 300 Iraqis in Baghdad lined up at a recruiting centre where recruits were lined up to join the military and others were waiting to depart for a training camp in Jordan.
Independent/UK
Why The US is in Big Bad Trouble in Big Bad Bagdad
Suicide Bombing in Iraq Kills Up to 53
Tue Feb 10, 8:39 PM ET
By MARIAM FAM, Associated Press Writer
ISKANDARIYAH, Iraq - A suicide bomber blew up a truckload of explosives Tuesday outside a police station south of Baghdad, killing up to 53 people and wounding scores — including would-be Iraqi recruits lined up to apply for jobs.
The explosion reduced parts of the station to rubble and damaged nearby buildings. The street in front of the station was littered with the wreckage of shattered vehicles as well as pieces of glass, bricks, mangled steel and pieces of clothing.
"It was the day for applying for new recruits," said policeman Wissam Abdul-Karim, who was thrown to the ground by the blast. "There were dozens of them waiting outside the police station."
It was at least the eighth vehicle bombing in Iraq (news - web sites) this year and followed warnings from occupation officials that insurgents would step up attacks against Iraqis who work with the U.S.-led coalition, especially ahead of the planned June 30 transfer of sovereignty to a provisional Iraqi government.
AP/Yahoo
Further 47 die after terrorists spark fear of civil war in Iraq
By Justin Huggler
11 February 2004
A car bomber killed an estimated 47 people in Iraq today in the second deadly attack in two days on Iraqis working with the US-led coalition.
Today's blast tore through a crowd of about 300 Iraqis in Baghdad lined up at a recruiting centre where recruits were lined up to join the military and others were waiting to depart for a training camp in Jordan.
Independent/UK