Roadside bomb wounds three U.S. soldiers in Iraq

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L12350796.htm

TIKRIT, Iraq, Oct 12 (Reuters) -- A roadside bomb exploded outside a sprawling U.S. base in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Sunday, wounding three soldiers, one seriously, an Army spokesman said.

The explosives were detonated just outside a gate at the headquarters for Task Force Ironhorse as two U.S. Humvee vehicles were passing, said First Lieutenant Don Calderwood, a spokesman for the 1st Brigade, 22nd Infantry Battalion.

"The explosion was sandwiched between the two Humvees, and blew out one of the windshields," he said.

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[JeebusH]

1. I'm sure the families of those soldier will be happy to know that ...

Condi's on the job :eyes:

[Ilsa]

2. Three soldiers?

By noon today, CNN will be reporting that no one was wounded, but the soldiers were given flowers, wine, and lobster thermidor in appreciation.

I wonder how the very conservative Muslims feel about a woman being in charge of the reconstruction? (Or if they know?)

[sistersofmercy]

3. There was a suicide bomber who tried to blow up part of the

Palestine Hotel, also. I saw it in News World International this morning, sorry no link. I think 7-9 wounded the report just said ppl.
But the CIA operates from there.

[Emillereid]

4. One US soldier Dead, 7 wounded ... latest from Juan Cole

Monday, October 13, 2003
One US Soldier Dead, 7 wounded; Iraqi policeman dies in Kirkuk, another
wounded


Guerrillas near Tikrit set off an exposive device at 2:10 pm Sunday between
two US humvees. The explosion lightly wounded three soldiers.

Guerrillas set a land mine near Baiji north of Baghdad, which was struck by
a US Bradley fighting vehicle on Sunday, killing one US soldier and
wounding another. The Bradley was destroyed.

Three US soldiers were wounded in the car bombing at the Baghdad hotel,
according to television news reports on Sunday..

Also on Sunday, a bomber in Kirkuk attempting a grenade attack on a police
checkpoint blew himself up, wounding a policeman and a by-stander. Another
policemen died on Sunday from wounds incurred last Wednesday when
guerrillas fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a checkpoint in Kirkuk.
Another policemen had already died in that attack.
posted by Juan Cole at 9:17 AM

http://www.juancole.com/