Loud explosion, gun shots in Baghdad

[leftchick]

A loud explosion shook pre-dawn Baghdad today at 2:00am local time, followed by a succession of gunshots, an AFP reporter heard.

It was impossible to know the source of the blast or whether it had caused any damage in the city.

The US military said it was investigating the explosion.

Baghdad is regularly hit by bomb, rocket and mortar attacks.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1270387.htm

[Skittles]

1. your subject line - that would be EVERY FREAKING DAY in Baghdad

nt

[leftchick]

2. very true...

often multiple times daily. :(

[izzie]

3. I read it is now up to 100 a day for the country.

Bush really got these guys together.

[leftchick]

4. The majority are never reported on....Here is one...

This poor fellow doesn't rate a story...




A man wounded in a mortar attack on his home in Baghdad's al-Dora district in Iraq (news - web sites) is brought to Yarmouk hospital Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004. (AP Photo/Mohammed Uraibi)

[leftchick]

5. Here is another with US involvement... *Graphic & Gross*

A man helps 53 year old Fadil Muhsin as his wife cries in Baghdad's Yamouk hospital. Muhsin was wounded when the bus he and his wife were traveling in was caught in crossfire between insurgents and US forces in Yusufiyah some 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Baghdad Wednesday Dec. 22 2004. (AP Photo/Mohammed Uraibi)


God, these poor people... :(

[leftchick]

6. Then there are the striking Iraqi Policemen no one is writing about

Striking Iraqi policemen argue their case in front of Basra's Governor's office Wednesday Dec. 22 2004. Some 450 policemen went on strike after they refused to go and serve in the town of Fallujah. (AP Photo/Nabil Al-Jurani)

[Barkley]

9. No Justice , No Police!

Leftchick your posts/ pictures are the 'bomb'; they move my emotions.

Can you blame them for not wanting to return to Falluja; they'd be collaborating with the US.

thanks and blessings.

I appreciate your work.

[0007]

10. Good for them!

[purduejake]

12. Proud to be an American?

Not anymore. This war will piss so many people off that it will lead to the downfall of our country. They will bring this suffering into our cities, busses, and homes. That's what happens when you slaughter people like this.

[leftchick]

14. you think so? *graphic*

the majority of AmeriKans have no clue we are dopping bombs, destroying cities and lives in Iraq. They believe we are brining them democracy! They will never see photos of dead and dying Iraqis. It will only be the mounting loss of our troops and perhaps a draft that will wake this country up.

Photos like this where the USA uses chemicals on innocents should be on the TV nightly for all of those 'pro-lifers' to see...

[Renew Deal]

8. I was going to say the same thing.

News would be "No explosions, gunshots in Baghdad."

[leftchick]

7. Perhaps it was one of these assasinations today??

Gunmen kill doctor, professor in Baghdad

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/22/content_2368491.htm

BAGHDAD, Dec. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Unknown gunmen assassinated an Iraqi doctor and a professor in Baghdad, witnesses told Xinhua Wednesday.

"Doctor Muneib al-Mulla Huwaish was killed yesterday afternoon in front of his clinic when unknown gunmen shot him before they ran away," Muhmoud al-Hazemi, a local resident in New Baghdad, a southeastern suburb of Baghdad, told Xinhua.

Al-Hazemi said another group of armed men gunned down professor Abdul-Aziz al-Hamdani who worked at al-Sharia (Islamic law) College affiliated to Baghdad University as he was with his wife in her own pharmacy.

"Unknown gunman entered the pharmacy, shot him dead and left the place," al-Hazemi said.

On Tuesday, another Iraqi nuclear scientist was gunned down by unknown assailants northeast of Baghdad, witnesses said.

[CHIMO]

11. Multiple casualties in Iraq bomb attack

A car bomb has exploded in the town of Mahmudiya, south of Baghdad, leaving many killed and wounded, according to the local hospital director.

"There were many dead and wounded," said Dr Daud al-Tai, head of the hospital in Latifiya, a town near Mahmudiya.

In the same area, Aljazeera learnt that a human bomber blew up his car at a joint checkpoint manned by US forces and the Iraqi national guards, in al-Latifiya killing nine people.

Thirteen more were wounded in the attack on Wednesday.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/30AEA628-034A-49FD-9DD5-DBC99C09FFE8.htm

[Calico Jack Rackham]

13. You silly delusional people

don't you know freedom is on the march? Damn you, Godless heathens. Haven't you heard the latest news that these are just ISOLATED incidents? 14 of Iraq's 18 provinces are completely secure and peaceful and every Iraqi has a picture of the glorious liberator, messiah George W. Bush(W stands for Whoop Ass) in their living rooms. You people better get in line and start watching some REAL news like FOX before you're all consumed by the hellfires.

PS Keep your stinkin' liberal hands off of my Jeezus.


***THIS POST IS MEANT TO BE SARCASTIC*****

[saigon68]

15. And I for one appreciate the Sarcasm

Very well done :-) :-)