WAR: Bomb Blast In Baghdad Restaurant!

At least 10 people were wounded tonight as Iraqi civilians celebrated new years in a downtown restaurant in the capital Baghdad, the identity of the bombers is unknown at the present but is presumed to be militant civilians rebelling against the US administration.



The blast shook nearby hotels housing journalists from all across the world and minutes later helicopters were seen hovering above the Green zone, the secure compound where the interim government and administration is housed.

A statement is expected to be released in the coming hours.


[Edited on 1-1-2004 by SkepticOverlord]

[Edited on 16-3-2004 by SkepticOverlord]

Nerdling,

Way to go..

First post on news subjects, and SepticOverlord has to edit it..



To the subject..

something good to this also:

NOBODY DIED.. right?

(Fortune in misfortune..)

Originally posted by FULCRUM

NOBODY DIED.. right?

(Fortune in misfortune..)

Hey, good point! I guess you see what you expect to see. I read 10 dead. So they made a showing, but couldn't deliver.

Originally posted by FULCRUM
Nerdling,

Way to go..

First post on news subjects, and SepticOverlord has to edit it..

To the subject..

something good to this also:

NOBODY DIED.. right?

(Fortune in misfortune..)

1. He edited it only to put the word TERRORISM in the title.

2. Developments indicate that 5 people have been killed, and gunfire was heard after the explosion took place.

Originally posted by Nerdling
1. He edited it only to put the word TERRORISM in the title.

2. Developments indicate that 5 people have been killed, and gunfire was heard after the explosion took place.

1. J/K..

2.

news.bbc.co.uk...

The number of people killed when a car bomb tore through a Baghdad restaurant on Wednesday has risen to eight, coalition authorities say.

Link

The New Year's Eve car bombing of an upscale Baghdad restaurant, which killed eight people, was a sign that opponents of the U.S.-led occupation forces may be shifting to civilian targets, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday.
The so-called "hard targets" in Baghdad � like coalition complexes and Iraqi police stations � are increasingly well guarded, pushing insurgents toward soft targets, like Nabil Restaurant, said a U.S. military officer with the 1st Armored Division. He spoke on the condition of anonymity.

What a way to make a point.

-B.