Reply #2: Guards Thwart Attack on Base in Iraq: AP Headline.... [View All]

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=4&u=/ap/20040218/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

<snip>BAGHDAD, Iraq - Troops opened fire Wednesday on two explosives-laden trucks that tried to enter a Polish camp south of Baghdad, triggering blasts that killed two Iraqis and wounded 17 soldiers, including six Poles, 10 Hungarians and an American.

The attack came as members of Iraq (news - web sites)'s Governing Council continued to push aside the U.S. idea of holding regional caucuses to elect an interim government after the planned June 30 hand over.

The bombing happened after 7 a.m. local time when a pair of trucks loaded with explosives tried to drive near the front of Camp Charlie in Hillah. Guards fired at the vehicles, causing one to explode, killing the driver, said Lt. Col. Robert Strzelecki. Another truck struck a concrete barrier and exploded, damaging a nearby house.

Hungarian Defense Ministry Spokesman Istvan Bocskai said two of the 10 Hungarian soldiers were seriously wounded, but the injuries weren't life threatening.