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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-14-07 05:33 AM
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Ten killed in bomb attack on Iraq bridge - police
Edited on Tue Aug-14-07 06:20 AM by Eugene
Source: Reuters

Ten killed in bomb attack on Iraq bridge - police
14 Aug 2007 10:42:48 GMT

BAGHDAD, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A suicide truck bomb killed
10 people and wounded six at a bridge linking Baghdad to
northern Iraq on Tuesday, police said. Police said the
explosion happened in the middle of the bridge and it
collapsed, sending three civilian cars into a branch of the
Tigris river.


Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L14148404.htm



(Original Report)

Source: Reuters

Fuel truck bomb damages Iraq bridge, kills 2
Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:31AM EDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide truck bomb killed two people,
wounded five and badly damaged a bridge linking Baghdad to
northern Iraq on Tuesday, Iraqi security forces said.

Part of the bridge collapsed in the attack near Taiji, in
which a fuel tanker was used.

One side of the bridge, which links the capital to northern
Iraq, was badly damaged in a previous bombing on May 11
and traffic was using the remaining lanes when the bomber
struck.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTAI43256920070814
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