Explosion at US Base in Mosul

by | Dec 21, 2004 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Multiple casualties being reported. Atrios posts that CNN says 22 killed. Developing.

UPDATE: Reuters: The Pentagon says 22 people have killed in a blast at a U.S. military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, CNN has reported.

UPDATE: (Reuters) – At least 22 people were killed and 50 others wounded in a rocket and mortar attack against a U.S. military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a defense official at the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

UPDATE: AP – The Ansar al-Sunnah Army claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on the Internet. It said the attack was a “martyrdom operation” targeting a mess hall in the al-Ghizlani camp.

Most reports claim that the dining hall came under rocket or mortar attack, so it’s unclear how this was a “martyrdom” operation.

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