Insurgents Attack Iraq Interior Ministry
Guardian/AP: Insurgents launched a surprise attack on Baghdad's heavily guarded Interior Ministry building Monday, killing two police officers and wounding several others, officials said. In southern Iraq, two British soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb.
Insurgent casualties were unknown in the rare daylight assault, which began soon after sunrise and lasted about 15 minutes. Thunderous explosions could be heard in the center of Baghdad as insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons.
At least four U.S. Apache and Black Hawk helicopters flew over the area in central Baghdad after the firefight, including one with large Red Cross signs on the fuselage.
The Apaches were later joined by U.S. Army patrols in armored vehicles combing the streets to try to hunt down the attackers.
The two British soldiers died when their armored Land Rover was destroyed by a bomb in the Zubeir area, about 12 miles west of Basra. The deaths brought to 95 the number of British military personnel killed in Iraq. Read more
Insurgent casualties were unknown in the rare daylight assault, which began soon after sunrise and lasted about 15 minutes. Thunderous explosions could be heard in the center of Baghdad as insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons.
At least four U.S. Apache and Black Hawk helicopters flew over the area in central Baghdad after the firefight, including one with large Red Cross signs on the fuselage.
The Apaches were later joined by U.S. Army patrols in armored vehicles combing the streets to try to hunt down the attackers.
The two British soldiers died when their armored Land Rover was destroyed by a bomb in the Zubeir area, about 12 miles west of Basra. The deaths brought to 95 the number of British military personnel killed in Iraq. Read more
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