At least eight people dead in Green Zone blasts (They are getting closer)

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L14341605.htm

BAGHDAD, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Twin blasts inside Baghdad's Green Zone killed at least eight people on Thursday, a hospital source inside the heavily fortified compound said.

"There were body parts scattered everywhere. There could be more than eight dead, and several are wounded," the source said.

Earlier at least two blasts were heard and thick black smoke could be seen rising from inside the Green Zone, on the west bank of the Tigris River.

It was not immediately clear if those killed were coalition soldiers, contractors or Iraqis, thousands of whom work inside the guarded complex, which is home to the interim Iraqi government and the U.S. and British embassies.

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[leftchick]

1. Nergroponte....

hope he sleeps tight tonight!

[H2O Man]

2. From MSNBC ....

it sounds like a "suicide bomber." This is a very dangerous turn in events. It means the US's "safety zone" has been compromised.

Too many people are dying in this ugly war. It is so important for the entire world that Bush be removed from power in November.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. Quagmire? Tsk. Tsk. Banish the thought.

Our mighty military has lost this war. Smart bombs in the hands of dumb people don't defeat insurgents.

[nostamj]

4. two 'american national' among dead

this was MSNBC or CNN (i was surfing)

not clear if they were military personal or civilian.

one bomb was in a cafe, the other in a 'souvenier market'