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Breaking News- Baghdad, Iraq

#1 Postby David » Tue Aug 19, 2003 8:34 am

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb caused the explosion at the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad on Tuesday which wrecked the complex and caused scores of casualties, the U.S. military said.

"We can confirm that there was a car bombing at the Canal Hotel at 4:30 p.m.," a U.S. military spokeswoman told Reuters. The U.N. uses the hotel as its headquarters.
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#2 Postby wx247 » Tue Aug 19, 2003 8:38 am

Thanks for the info. David. I am heading to the tv now. :o
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#3 Postby chadtm80 » Tue Aug 19, 2003 9:02 am

Was a truck bomb.. Kind of like a cement truck they are reporting.. So far 3 dead
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#4 Postby nystate » Tue Aug 19, 2003 9:06 am

Yikes...pray that the casualty count doesn't jump too high.
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#5 Postby wx247 » Tue Aug 19, 2003 9:57 am

The wire services which I have a subscription to are reporting it was a garbage truck... these apparently were commonly used to transport materials across Iraq in secret during Saddam's reign. Three dead is still the numbers I can confirm.
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#6 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:03 pm

At least 15 dead now and Kofi Annan's envoy to Iraq was badly injured.
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#7 Postby Guest » Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:04 pm

So sad but this is still not a peaceful nation. With Sadamn still alive - I don't think peace will ever come. I am beginning to wonder about this mission.
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#8 Postby mf_dolphin » Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:04 pm

The stupid thing is that the UN mission in Iraq was for the humanitarian aid. The people who did this are terrorists pure and simple and need to be hunted down and shot like the dogs they are!
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#9 Postby TexasStooge » Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:11 pm

Heard about that this morning on the news, thanx for the info anyways. ;)
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#10 Postby wx247 » Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:22 pm

The latest I can confirm from the wire services is 16. More as I get it...
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#11 Postby Guest » Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:25 pm

How sad - 16 deaths. Any of them Americans?
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#12 Postby wx247 » Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:26 pm

Too early to determine at this point Ticka...
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#13 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:32 pm

"At least three people, including Sergio Vieira de Mello, the U.N. special representative to Iraq, remain trapped in the rubble of the Canal Hotel, a U.N. spokesman said. "

ABC radio now reporting that he has died.
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#14 Postby southerngale » Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:56 pm

Fox News is reporting at least 20 dead...scores injured.

ticka...I still think we were right on with our mission. Like Marshall said, these are terrorists pure and simple and need to be hunted down and killed.
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#15 Postby wx247 » Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:09 pm

The latest number is 20 confirmed dead. Over 100 injured... the seriousness of the injured is not known. The flag at UN headquarters in New York is flying at half mast.
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#16 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue Aug 19, 2003 4:30 pm

http://www.msnbc.com

On the home page, under the main headline, you can click "Video of the bombing" to see how it was when a Japanese news crew was filming at a press conference on landmines. MSNBC offers a warning about graphic content - the explosion could be shocking to some and there is quite a bit of blood on the walking wounded, but nothing horrific IMO.
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#17 Postby streetsoldier » Tue Aug 19, 2003 6:35 pm

The UN was operating under a misconception...that, since it was there for humanitarian aid only, it would not be targeted.

Now, its Special Representative is dead, along with at least 20 others and 100+ injured. The UN spokesman said, and I quote, "A line has been drawn"..."never before has any United Nations mission been specifically targeted"...and its flag is at half-mast in New York.

NOW, maybe the Security Council will sit up and take notice? :?: :?: :?:
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