Truck bomb destroys key bridge in western Iraq

[Orwellian_Ghost]

Truck bomb destroys key bridge in western Iraq
AP

By BARBARA SURK, Associated Press Writer Barbara Surk, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 48 mins ago

BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber driving a dynamite-laden truck destroyed a key bridge Saturday on a highway used by the departing U.S. military, while separate attacks killed nine Iraqis, most of them security force members, police said.

There were no casualties in the blast that destroyed the bridge outside the city of Ramadi, which is about 70 miles (125 kilometers) west of Baghdad, said a local police officer. The highway is used heavily by the U.S. military to transport equipment out of the country, and is also a major roadway for civilian traffic.

The highway links Iraq to neighboring Syria and Jordan, where many Iraqis fled to escape sectarian violence.

Also Saturday, an attack on an Iraqi army convoy just outside of the city of Fallujah killed four Iraqi soldiers and wounded 14, said a police officer in the city, which is about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091017/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq

[Xipe Totec]

1. This is amazing!

I did not realize there was still one bridge standing in Iraq...

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. They blow it up before the troops leave? That's brilliant.

:crazy:

[theoldman]

4. Not all people who commit suicide are intelligent.

Maybe the guy rates a Darwin award.

[RC]

3. I'll bet they wouldn't have done it if Saddam was still in charge.

He would have dealt with them before the all pieces stopped raining down.