Blasts Hit Central Baghdad, Killing One

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Several mortar rounds exploded in central Baghdad on Thursday, including two in the Green Zone, the enclave that houses Iraq (news - web sites)'s interim administration and several foreign embassies. At least one person was killed.

Thick smoke rose from the sites of the Green Zone blasts, and sirens blared across the fortified area. Two U.S. Blackhawk helicopters arrived and landed within minutes of the detonations.


A few minutes later, more shells landed on the other side of the Tigris River. One struck near a mobile phone office in the al-Arasat neighborhood, killing one person.


A U.S. military spokesman confirmed the Green Zone attack but had no details. U.S. soldiers and Iraqis ran for cover in the compound housing Baghdad's international hotels.


Several more blasts from an area west of the Green Zone were heard, but their exact location was not known.

more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=2&u=/ap/20041202/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_attack

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. What was that an exp;osive candy?

It must be swiss chocolate...

[bluestateguy]

2. In the Green Zone: where all the little neo-con sissies live

I guess this isn't what they expected when they put their resumes on the Heritage Foundation website.

[maddezmom]

3. US Embassy bans use of Baghdad highway

Also Thursday, the U.S. Embassy banned its employees from using the highway linking Baghdad to the international airport, regarded as one of the country's most dangerous roads.


"Until further notice, no mission personnel will be permitted to use the main road from the international (Green) zone to the Baghdad International Airport for security reasons," a warden's message said.


The 10-mile stretch of road has been the scene of repeated road side bomb and suicide attacks generally targeting U.S. military personnel and civilian contractors working on reconstruction projects in Iraq.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=1&u=/ap/20041202/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

[TomClash]

4. Freedom is on the march! nt

[llmart]

5. One of these days......

something major's going to happen in the green zone and it won't be pretty.