Blast rocks Green Zone in central Baghdad

[FourScore]

"A loud explosion rocked central Baghdad on Saturday, prompting sirens and loudspeaker warnings in the international Green Zone and sending up a large plume of white smoke inside the heavily fortified area.

Loudspeaker warnings urged people to take cover. "This is not a drill," the warning said..."

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PAR749081.htm

Anyone else know anything about this???

[Warpy]

1. Yes, it was in LBN yesterday

It was a mortar attack.

[FourScore]

2. Do you know any details? n/t

[Warpy]

5. You might want to search page by page

As I recall there were 2 dead. They didn't say whether they were Iraqi or American, servicemen or contractors. The death toll might be higher by now.

[Dhalgren]

3. According to Juan Cole, it was a "rocket attack".

"Guerillas fired rockets into the Green Zone in central Baghdad, site of the US embassy and Iraqi government offices. The attack seriously wounded one person and lightly injured 5 others. The Green Zone has often taken mortar fire, but seldom has suffered casualties. That nearly 4 years into the war, the US HQ in Iraq is subjected to rocket fire just underlines how helpless Gulliver is before the supposed Lilliputians."

It's from Friday's blog.

Looks bad if all that Saudi money is going to advanced weapons...

www.juancole.com

[FourScore]

4. I'm so relieved

it wasn't more serious. I've been out of the loop for a couple of days.

Thank you for the link.:hi: