| SLUG: 2-305016 Iraq Violence (S-O) | DATE: | NOTE NUMBER: |
DATE=7/3/2003 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE=IRAQ / VIOLENCE (S-O) NUMBER=2-305016 BYLINE=CHALLISS McDONOUGH DATELINE=BAGHDAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: At least 10 American soldiers have been wounded in three separate attacks in Iraq. Meanwhile, a protest north of Baghdad turned deadly, when a grenade exploded in the crowd. Correspondent Challiss McDonough reports from Baghdad. TEXT: Two of the attacks happened in Baghdad. In one, a military spokesman says, a soldier was wounded when his foot patrol was attacked. The second attack was bolder. Witnesses say a man standing in the sunroof of a car fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a U-S Army convoy in downtown Baghdad. The military says three soldiers were wounded. Witnesses said the troops fired at the retreating attacker in a crowded area, killing an Iraqi bystander and wounding several more people. The third attack happened in the town of Ramadi, about 100-kilometers west of Baghdad. The military says a two-vehicle convoy hit an explosive device, wounding six soldiers. Elsewhere, thousands of residents of Baqubah, north of Baghdad, took to the streets to protest the arrest of a leading Muslim cleric. Witnesses say a grenade or small bomb exploded in the crowd, causing several casualties. (SIGNED) NEB/CEM/KL/RAE/TW |
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