NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 |
November 7, 2004
Release Number: 04-11-21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CAR BOMB BLAST KILLS BYSTANDER, WOUNDS ANOTHER IN CENTRAL BAGHDAD
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A suspected vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near the Virgin Mary Catholic Church in central Baghdad killing one Iraqi bystander and wounding another at 3 p.m. on Nov. 7.
Initial reports from the scene of the attack said that the suspected car bomb blast occurred 200 meters from the church.
A Task Force Baghdad patrol responding to the incident came under attack by small-arms fire. One Soldier was wounded and was evacuated to a Multi-National Forces medical treatment facility.
The incident is under investigation.
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