Release A051117a
Iraqi, U.S. forces secure suicide car bomb site
Multi-National Force-Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq— Iraqi Security Forces and Task Force Baghdad Soldiers responded to reports of a suicide car bomb detonating in east Baghdad shortly before 7 a.m. Nov. 15.
Initial reports indicate four Iraqi civilians and two Iraqi Police were killed in the terrorist attack which took place outside a restaurant. Eight other civilians were wounded.
Task Force Baghdad Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment initially secured the site and were soon joined by Iraqi Police who took control of the situation.
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TO OBTAIN THE PHOTOS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RELEASE CONTACT
SGT. FIRST CLASS DAVID ABRAMS AT: DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL
BAGHDAD, Iraq — As his interpreter speaks to local residents, Col. Joseph DiSalvo, commander of Coalition Forces in east Baghdad, assesses damage at a car bomb site in east Baghdad Nov. 15. (U.S. Army photo)
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Residents of a neighborhood in east Baghdad surround a car damaged in a suicide car bomb attack Nov. 15. (U.S. Army photo)
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Little remains of a vehicle used by a terrorist in a suicide attack outside a restaurant in east Baghdad Nov. 15. (U.S. Army photo)
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT THE TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLANS AND OPERATIONS NCO, SGT. FIRST CLASS DAVID ABRAMS AT: DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.
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