New explosion reported in central Baghdad. More Soon - BBC

[NNN0LHI]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi.html

On the BBC ticker at top of page. CNN reported cars on fire outside of the coalition headquarters about 15 minutes ago but did not know why yet. Waiting for a link with some details.

Don

[hatrack]

1. This is not good, to put it mildly

Could this be related to the failed car bomb plot NPR reported this morning?

According to their story, someone attempted to bomb a police station that was full of US troops, but failed when the car exploded some distance from the target.

[Nancy Waterman]

2. Is this it?

In a separate incident Monday, an apparent grenade attack destroyed a car outside the Baghdad headquarters of the U.S.-led administration in Iraq, witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

from CNN

[AngryWhiteDemocrat]

3. Hmmmm...

I suppose this was a "non-hostile" car bombimg with 7 wounded.

"Wounded", of course to the point of instant death, but they still got wounded, didn't they????

[Star]

5. Yes, fatally wounded

n/t

[Neutrino]

4. Isn't today the first of the Holidays?

y'know, the ones that were "cancelled".

[JoFerret]

6. Bastille Day

.

[Walt Starr]

10. The Saddam holidays the new council revoked

Today is one of 'em.

[Divernan]

11. Today is the anniversary of the end of British rule of Iraq.

Later this week are two more holidays marking ascendancy to power of Saddam and the Baath party.

[Walt Starr]

7. So was there or wasn't there an explosion in Baghdad?

Office bound people want to know.

[NNN0LHI]

9. CNN showed a late model SUV outside the headquarters blown up

a little while ago. If there was anyone in it somebody got hurt...maybe?

Don

[Poll_Blind]

8. Ugh...

Thanks for keeping us posted!

PB

[NNN0LHI]

12. U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraq Attack, Car Blows Up

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=716&e=11&u=/nm/20030714/ts_nm/iraq_dc

<snip>An explosion badly damaged a car in central Baghdad on Monday afternoon, just a few hundred meters from the compound housing Iraq's newly formed Governing Council.

It was unclear what had caused the explosion and there was no word on casualties. A Reuters correspondent said the car bore diplomatic license plates.

more

[salin]

13. They cite this as the 32 death since "major combat" was said to be

concluded. I believe I read over the weekend - in main stream sources - a much higher number. If true, it is sad that what is available to the press is downplayed, thus somehow not recognizing some who have given their lives in the "post major combat" period.

Does anyone have a link to a reputable source that has accurate numbers of fatalities from this period?

[I AM SPARTACUS]

14. "...It was unclear what had caused the explosion..."...

...Centcom says that the explosion was caused by either:
a. swamp gas
b. an optical illusion augmented by the reflection of the planet Jupiter
c. a weather balloon