Half-Dozen Blasts Rattle Iraq Capital

[PfcHammer]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040503/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_blasts_1

Half-Dozen Blasts Rattle Iraq Capital

41 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A series of eight or more heavy explosions rattled the Iraqi capital Monday night.

The blasts came in bunches of three or four, spaced in 10-minute intervals. They appeared to be at the edge of the city.

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[nadinbrzezinski]

1. More celebrating I see (eom)

[cjbuchanan]

2. I'm sure this is just a normal thing and there is nothing to see here

I hear Michael Jackson changed his shoes today.

Anyway, sorry to hear about this. Let's hope nobody has been injured.

[maddezmom]

3. Let Freedom Ring

:(

[Just Me]

4. Freedom of Expression,...

,...they want the US OUT of their country!!!

[bemildred]

5. Mortars? nt

[saigon68]

6. Good Observation

The usual night time serenade of exploding mortars.

[bemildred]

7. Thanks, you gotta wonder who's getting shot at?

Doesn't sound like the green zone.

[Just Me]

8. Have any further details been published?

I can't find anything.

[ze_dscherman]

9. Link from locked thread: Army Blasts Iraq Rebels With Artillery

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops battling insurgents in west Baghdad pounded rebel positions with artillery fire Monday, the Army said.

Troops from the Army's 1st Cavalry Division called for artillery support, and the division's gunners opened fire, launching a series of rounds from 155mm self-propelled Paladin artillery pieces, said Lt. Col. James Hutton.

The series of eight or more heavy blasts caused by the shelling could be heard in central Baghdad Monday night.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040503/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_blasts&cid=540&ncid=1473

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x527540

Artillery fire in Baghdad? That will accomplish the mission.

[Just Me]

10. There is still NO reports on casualties? n/t

[demdave]

12. I thought we discontinued the Paladin series of artillery pieces.

Or am I confusing it with the Crusader series?

P.S. did my own research, I was mistaken...

[yellowcanine]

11. Is Monday a wedding day in Iraq?

Only way to explain all of the celebratory gunfire.

[Pax Argent]

13. Flowers fall heavy in Iraq /eom