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[Judi Lynn]

Iraqi officer injured in convoy attack


Saturday 17 April 2004, 10:56 Makka Time, 7:56 GMT

A bomb apparently aimed at a US patrol has exploded in central Baghdad, injuring an Iraqi policeman.

According to Aljazeera's correspondent, witnesses said an explosive device hit a convoy of Land Cruisers in which Iraqi policemen or intelligence officers were driving. They subsequently opened fire in the area.

Witnesses told Reuters the bomb had been placed under a pile of bricks across the street from a pharmacy.
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Columns of smoke were seen rising from the site.
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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3C4312DA-9ADD-4D4D-A972-68153FBCA56E.htm