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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

July 3, 2003
Release Number: 03-07-14


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


3 U.S. SOLDIERS, 3 IRAQIS WOUNDED IN TWO INCIDENTS

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three soldiers from the 1st Armored Division were wounded when a rocket-propelled grenade hit their three-vehicle convoy in Baghdad's Sheikh Marus neighborhood. The incident occurred at approximately 10 a.m. (local) July 3.

The soldiers were taken to a military hospital.

In a separate incident, at approximately 11 a.m. (local) a red Mercedes approached a Coalition checkpoint at a high rate of speed. The soldiers manning the checkpoint signaled for the vehicle to stop. The driver failed to follow instructions and increased the car's speed.

In response, the soldiers fired at the vehicle, wounding three adult occupants. A young male passenger was not harmed. The wounded were taken to a local hospital. A search of the vehicle did not produce any weapons.

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