Suicide car bomb hits joint US-Iraqi convoy (Fallujah)

[sabra]

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/17/content_3504405.htm

Suicide car bomb hits joint US-Iraqi convoy

www.chinaview.cn 2005-09-17 20:49:12

FALLUJAH, Iraq, Sept. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- A suicide car bomber blew himself up near a joint US and Iraqi military convoy in the restive city of Fallujah on Saturday, witnesses said.

"A suicide bomber drove his explosive packed car into a joint US and Iraqi convoy in the industrial area in Fallujah, destroying two vehicles belong to the Iraqi army," Abdul-Rahman, a local resident told Xinhua.

All the soldiers aboard were either killed or wounded, he said,adding that the blast also killed a civilian and wounded two others.

US and Iraqi troops blocked the entrances of the city,surrounding and isolating al-Shurta and Jughaifi neighborhoods, he said.

[Bucky]

1. Damn.

I really am ceasing to care about how stable Iraq is when we leave. Let's just leave. The lies aren't worth even one more death.

[cantstandbush]

2. What is the real count for US military killed in Iraq?

I believe it has to be many more than they tell us.

I hope the peace march goes well on the 24th.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. Welcome to DU. There are some DU'ers that have studied that

question in depth...apparently the numbers are correct..approximately 2000 dead and IIRC 14,000 wounded