6 die in Basra explosion; bombs at all-girls' school defused

[maddezmom]

Source: CNN

6 die in Basra explosion; bombs at all-girls' school defused
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- An explosion in southern Iraq late Sunday killed six people and wounded several others, a U.S. military statement released Monday said.

The blast took place in the Al Hiyyaniya district of Basra, around 10:20 p.m. (2:20 p.m. ET).

"Coalition Forces indicate this explosion is likely to have been an accidental detonation during movement and transportation of explosives in an automobile," the statement said.

According to the military, the Al Hiyyaniya District of Basra is under the influence of radical Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army militia, which is says "intimidates local people to further its own agenda."

Separately, Multi-National Division - Baghdad soldiers defused a series of explosive devices planted at an all-girls' school in Tarmiya, north of the Iraqi capital, on Saturday, another U.S. military statement said. An explosives ordnance disposal team transported all of the rounds from the school for disposal.



Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/29/sunday/index.html?section=cnn_latest

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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, April 30
Reuters - 32 minutes agoMOSUL - Six gunmen were killed and two wounded when they attacked a police station in the city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) - (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 6 a.m. British time on Monday:

~snip~

MOSUL - Six gunmen were killed and two wounded when they attacked a police station in the city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. A car bomb exploded near the police station targeting a patrol heading to the scene of the attack, killing a policeman and wounded two others, the source added.

BASRA - At least six people were killed and 16 wounded when a car bomb exploded near a restaurant on Sunday in the city of Basra, 550 km (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, British forces and Iraqi police said.

BAGHDAD - Gunmen killed three street cleaners on Sunday in the Adhamiya district of northern Baghdad, police said.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20070430/tpl-uk-iraq-developments-aa3debf.html

[maddezmom]

1. At least 7 dead, 16 wounded in Baghdad violence

At least 7 dead, 16 wounded in Baghdad violence
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- On Monday, Baghdad police reported the following incidents of violence:

-- At 9:15 a.m., a roadside bomb exploded in southern Baghdad's Dora district, wounding two civilians.

-- At 9:30 a.m., a roadside bomb exploded in the Bayaa neighborhood of southwestern Baghdad, killing one civilian and wounding two others.

-- At 10:00 a.m. a suicide car bomb exploded at a police checkpoint in western Baghdad's Mansour section, killing five people and wounding 12 others. Three of the dead and seven of the wounded were civilians.

-- At 10:15 a.m., gunmen killed a former army general in the Saidiya district of southwestern Baghdad. (Posted 4:10 a.m.)


http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/30/monday/index.html?section=cnn_latest

[Eugene]

2. Suicide bombing in Baghdad kills 4, damages tunnel

Source: Reuters

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, April 30
30 Apr 2007 10:20:51 GMT
Source: Reuters

April 30 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1000 GMT
on Monday:

* denotes new or updated item.

* BAGHDAD - At least two people were killed and 15 wounded
when a bus bomb exploded in a tunnel targeting a police check
point, police said. The explosion badly damaged the tunnel,
which is on a main artery in western Baghdad.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KAM026909.htm

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So far, the Factbox reports 9 persons killed Monday, 20 killed Sunday.

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Source: Associated Press

U.S. April Death Toll in Iraq Passes 100

Monday April 30, 2007 11:31 AM

AP Photo AMMA101

By KIM GAMEL

Associated Press Writer

-snip-

In violence Monday, a suicide car bomber apparently targeting an Interior
Ministry convoy struck an Iraqi checkpoint near a busy square in the
predominantly Sunni area of Harthiyah in western Baghdad, killing four
people and wounding 10, police said.

The bomber detonated his payload, causing part of the road to buckle,
as he emerged from an underpass and was heading toward the checkpoint
being manned by Interior Ministry commandos. Those killed included two
commandos and two civilians.

The violence occurred despite stringent security measures during the
security crackdown now in its 11th week.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6597453,00.html

[bdamomma]

5. more ethic cleansing going on.

we need to get out.

[mancandy]

3. More freedom on the march I see

:mad:

[maddezmom]

4. Chlorine gas blast kills 6 in Iraq's Ramadi - sources

Chlorine gas blast kills 6 in Iraq's Ramadi - sources
30 Apr 2007 13:30:23 GMT
Source: Reuters
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RAMADI, Iraq, April 30 (Reuters) - A tanker laden with chlorine gas exploded near a restaurant west of the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Monday, killing up to six people and wounding 10, police and hospital sources said.

The blast took place inside an area that houses restaurants, shops and cafes some 35 km (20 miles) west of Ramadi on a major road.

Ali Mohammed al-Hiti, a doctor at the nearby city of Hit, said his hospital had received six bodies and 10 sick people suffering from burns and breathing problems caused by the chlorine.

A police source in Ramadi said the blast killed four people and wounded six.

more:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L30432980.htm

[Eugene]

6. Suicide bomber kills more than 20 in Iraq - police

Source: Reuters

Suicide bomber kills more than 20 in Iraq - police
30 Apr 2007 14:37:59 GMT
Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, April 30 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber wearing an
explosive vest killed more than 20 people and wounded more
than 25 in a funeral in a town north of Baghdad on Monday,
police said.

The attack inside a tent where mourners were gathering
during a funeral took place in Khalis, a town in volatile
Diyala province, police said.


Link: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L30483855.htm

[maddezmom]

7. Suicide bomber kills 32 at Iraq funeral

By Dean Yates

BAGHDAD, April 30 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 32 people when he blew himself up among mourners at a Shi'ite funeral north of Baghdad on Monday, Iraqi police said.

The attack took place inside a crowded mourning tent in the town of Khalis in volatile Diyala province, police said.

More than 52 people had been wounded, police said.

more:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L30309417.htm

[Eugene]

8. self-delete

Duplicate of reply #7

[jmc247]

9. Chlorine gas blast kills 6 in Iraq's Ramadi - sources

Source: Reuters

A tanker laden with chlorine gas exploded near a restaurant west of the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Monday, killing up to six people and wounding 10, police and hospital sources said.

The blast took place inside an area that houses restaurants, shops and cafes some 35 km (20 miles) west of Ramadi on a major road.

Ali Mohammed al-Hiti, a doctor at the nearby city of Hit, said his hospital had received six bodies and 10 sick people suffering from burns and breathing problems caused by the chlorine.

Insurgents have increasingly used chlorine gas bombs, mostly in the western province of Anbar. Ramadi is the capital of Anbar. The effects of the gas have sickened hundreds of people.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L30432980.htm

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Why are insurgents gassing Sunni civilians?

[Javaman]

10. when one country ignores the Geneva Conventions, suddenly

others begin to as well.

[Marie26]

11. It must be like living in hell. nt