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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

April 26, 2003
Release Number: 03-04-182


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


AMMO CACHE EXPLODES DURING ATTACK ON U.S. FORCES NEAR BAGHDAD

Camp Doha, Kuwait -- An unknown number of individuals attacked U.S. Third Infantry Division soldiers who were guarding a cache of captured Iraqi ammunition near Baghdad this morning. One soldier was wounded in the attack. During the attack, the assailant fired an unknown incendiary device into the cache, causing it to catch fire and explode. The explosion caused the destruction of the cache as well as a nearby building.

Ten civilian casualties from this incident have been found. Six of them are dead, while four are wounded. U.S. forces are providing medical assistance to the casualties and other U.S. forces are enroute to assist.

The location of the ammunition cache near a civilian population is another example of the former regime's disregard for the safety of Iraqi citizens.

The name of the soldier is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.