Car bombing kills 11 at Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad /BREAKING

[Gloria]

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-08/08/content_1015901.htm

Car bombing kills 11 at Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad www.chinaview.cn 2003-08-08 01:25

　　BAGHDAD, Aug. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Eleven people were killed and nearly 60 others wounded in a massive car bombing attack near the Jordanian Embassy in the western part of Baghdad on Thursday,Xinhua correspondents reported from the scene.

　　Five Iraqi policemen were reportedly among the dead and seven of the injured were from inside the embassy compound.The blast, which occurred at 11:05 a.m. local time (0705 GMT),set ablaze five passing vehicles and several other cars parking in front of the embassy.

　　Passers-by believed the bomb was planted in a mini-bus before it was detonated.

　　The Xinhua correspondents saw at least four charred bodies in the wreckage of the vehicles.

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[maxsolomon]

1. don't get the logic

of bombing an arab embassy. maybe the jordanians are considered collaborators?

i could see that reasoning...

[skip fox]

3. That's what the whole story said.

But it's double-edged. The bomb attack was due to Jordan's "support" of US during
the war. But the citizen looting an rioting after the bomb is due to Jordan's offer
of safe haven to Saddam's daughters.

Odd.

[bemildred]

2. Another piece with some interesting bits:

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030807.wjord0807_5/BNStory/International/

Shortly after the
blast, young Iraqi
men stormed the
embassy gate and
began destroying
pictures of Jordanian King Abdullah II and his late father, King Hussein.
They were shouting anti-Jordanian chants but were quickly dispersed by
U.S. forces and Iraqi police.

---

Also among the captured were two former Iraqi generals suspected of
organizing guerrilla attacks nationwide and a suspected Fedayeen militia
ringleader, said Lieutenant-Colonel Steve Russell of the 4th Infantry
Division, which carried out the raids.

Col. Russell declined to name any of them, but said one of the leaders was
known as "The Rock."

---

Later Thursday, a fierce gunbattle broke out in central Baghdad, wounding at
least two U.S. soldiers. The violence followed a firefight the night before in
which two U.S. soldiers were killed, the military announced.

[gasperc]

4. the bigger news is that it's nowhere in our media

I thought China's media was government controlled, WTF

[Gloria]

5. It's also up at the Globe and Mail, Toronto....

at least I also saw it as being listed there at WorldPressReview.org...

[leftynyc]

6. Could this be because

Jordan gave refuge to Sadaam's daughters?

[VolcanoJen]

7. Dupe... locking

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