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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 |
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Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070307-09
Mar. 7, 2007
Car bomb kills 22 in southern Baghdad
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Twelve Iraqi National Police and 10 Iraqi civilians were killed in a car bomb attack on a checkpoint in southern Baghdad Mar. 7. A National police patrol and Multi-National Division – Baghdad troops arrived on scene shortly following the afternoon attack, established checkpoints and began to evacuate an unconfirmed number of wounded to local hospitals. Iraqi emergency service personnel also responded to the scene, extinguishing a fire and assisting with the medical treatment of bystanders injured in the blast.
In addition to the car bomb, three Iraqi National Police vehicles were destroyed in the explosion.
The incident is under investigation.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION – BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER IN CHARGE, MAJOR STEVEN LAMB, AT
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) OR BY PHONE AT COMMERCIAL: (914) 822-8174, OR IRAQNA: 011-964-790-192-4675.
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