NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
August 2, 2003
Release Number: 03-08-05
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IRAQI WOMAN KILLED DURING ATTACK ON U.S. SOLDIERS
BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi woman was killed Aug. 1 when U.S. soldiers fired in self-defense during an attack in the Al Mansor district.
Unknown assailants dropped an explosive device on a six-vehicle convoy from a highway overpass at approximately 6:45 p.m. The woman was near the location where the explosion occurred.
Iraqi Police Services officers and soldiers from the 1st Armored Division secured the scene.
Neighborhood residents brought the victim to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
For further information contact the CJTF-7 Coalition Press Information Center at: 914 360 5082/5089.
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