BREAKING -- Baghdad tanker blast kills many

[jburton]

Baghdad tanker blast kills many

A bomb near a fuel tanker has exploded in Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and wounding 15, Iraqi police say.

The device went off on a road in the Iraqi capital's western district of Bayyaa on Wednesday morning and the resulting blaze enveloped a minibus.

Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/3326499.stm

Published: 2003/12/17 06:39:18 GMT

[La_Serpiente]

1. Oh crap

AFP quoted witnesses at the scene of the blast as saying it had spread devastation across a wide crossroads, incinerating people in their cars.

[dusty64]

13. But I thought the

"war" was over. :eyes:

[pinniped]

2. It's ok, focus on the good things BULLshyt has done.

:crazy:

Anyways, this equates to progress, remember?

I hope that wasn't the $2.50+g of gas we're paying for.

"According to an unconfirmed report, a second explosion occurred near a railway station in Baghdad's al-Yarmouk district on Wednesday."

Ahh it's ok, probably just another person that can't drive.

[Sugarbleus]

3. Haven't seen a single thing on my TV yet. grrrrr n/t

[La_Serpiente]

4. CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/17/sprj.irq.main/index.html

Gas truck blast kills 9 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- At least nine were killed and 12 others wounded Wednesday morning after a gasoline truck exploded in central Baghdad.

Hospital sources said nine people were killed, but Iraqi police 1st Lt. Amin Hussein said 11 died in the explosion.

It is not clear what caused the blast, which happened at 6:45 a.m. (10:45 p.m. Tuesday ET) at an intersection in the Bayah district of the Iraqi capital.

Video of the scene showed several vehicles on fire. By daylight, Iraqi police inspected two burned cars and a crushed and charred passenger bus, which sat in the middle of the road.

Police have secured the area and detained at least one person.

Meanwhile, President Bush said Tuesday he believes former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein should face the death penalty after being tried.

more...

[pinniped]

5. How is it that they just "happen" to always find suspects right away?

They must have the fastest police in the world.

[aquart]

6. It happened at 10:45 pm?

What was the delay till the first report?

[Sideways]

8. That Was 10:45 EST Tuesday Evening

It is Wednesday afternoon here in the ME. The blast occured about 4 hours ago. It is now almost 11am in Iraq.

[IndianaGreen]

9. Al Jazeera: Several killed in Baghdad blast

Several killed in Baghdad blast
Wednesday 17 December 2003, 10:06 Makka Time, 7:06 GMT

A bomb has exploded in Baghdad, causing a huge ball of fire that engulfed a minibus carrying several passengers.

Police said a roadside bomb placed near a fuel truck caused the explosion that killed 17 Iraqis and wounded several more.

Aljazeera's correspondent said the bomb went off in the Bayya district around 08:30 local time on Wednesday morning.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8DAFDD4A-014C-4692-9C32-B285E4AEDA16.htm

[ConcernedCanuk]

10. "should face the death penalty after being tried" - - WHAT ??

. . I hadda go check the artcle - but yup that's what the Texas Executioner said - "tried" not "CONVICTED"

. . "President Bush said Tuesday he believes former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein should face the death penalty after being tried. "

. . But then again, in Junior's public performances he keeps telling us he ain't no lawyer - DUUUUH -

But then again, the Corrupt Cowboy probably MEANS it, innocent or guilty - FRY da guy !!

[Rose Siding]

12. This is before or after his fair trial?

[IndianaGreen]

7. Now that Saddam is being interrogated by the CIA and Mossad

Well, the CIA anyway, things couldn't be better. Bush got a bounce in the polls. The American people are on an endorphin high.

Why can't the Iraqi people cooperate? Why do they persist in making us unhappy?

[thebigidea]

11. because they are simple people that lack an understanding of freedom

[Guaranteed]

17. Well maybe they don't deserve it after all,

Bush would say.

Coming and going....coming and going....

[tlcandie]

14. Will there be any Iraqi people left to form their own government

before this regime pulls the US out of Iraq? :cry: Innocents die and die and die and die and die and die and die and die


Can someone pull the plug now?

[sistersofmercy]

15. It's interesting that this criminal war has caused more Iraqi civilian

deaths than the last ten years combined by Saddam, really tragic that most fail to understand that basic point. If you were to include the amount of Iraqi soldiers into the equation the count would be far greater.

[toopers]

19. Just out of niterest,

what are the casualty amounts that you are quoting, and what is the source?

Thanks

[fishguy]

16. I noticed CNN on its website

is back calling it the War in Iraq.
Which it always has been.

[diamond14]

18. spin: WP...just an accident...nothing to see here.....move on citizens

Tanker Truck Explosion Kills at Least 10 Iraqis
Governing Council Says Hussein Held in Baghdad

By Fred Barbash
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 17, 2003; 1:38 PM


An explosion that killed 10 Iraqis this morning in Baghdad was the result of an accidental collision between a truck laden with fuel and a minibus, U.S. military officials said this afternoon. They said the blast was an accident, not an attack, the Associated Press reported from Baghdad.

Earlier, Iraq's Deputy Interior Minister Ahmed Kadhim Ibrahim said the truck was packed with explosives and the intended target was a police station. The story dominated news coverage of Iraq all morning and through the day.

(and in the background)......

Fourth Infantry Division troops seized 30 people in pre-dawn raids in Samarra, a center of resistance to the U.S. occupation, a spokesman said. Troops seized 78 Iraqis in Samarra Tuesday.

A written statement from the division said the sweep was requested by local leaders and that it would "target, isolate and eliminate former regime elements and other anti-coalition cells."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7572-2003Dec17.html

it's important to de-humanize the Iraqi citizens as you KILL them...now called 'other anti-coalition cells' by Public Relation spinners....

why aren't we hearing about the Samarra 'mai lai 2' operation ???