Aussie aid group attacked in Iraq - Democratic Underground

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Mon Nov-24-03 05:25 PM
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Aussie aid group attacked in Iraq

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/National/story_53373.asp

Aid group Care Australia has withdrawn its foreign staff from Baghdad and suspended operations following a rocket attack on its headquarters.

Care's 70 locally employed staff have been told to stay home.

No-one was killed or injured but Care decided to withdraw its six foreign staff, four of them Australians, until the security situation was reviewed.

On Friday, unknown assailants fired three rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) at the building in the Baghdad suburb of Mansour.

One missed and the other two caused minor damage.

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