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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Fuel Tanker Suicide Bombers Kill 175
22:56 BST, Tuesday August 14, 2007
Suicide Bombings Kill 175 In Iraq
More than 175 people have been killed and 200 injured in suicide tanker bombings in northern Iraq.
The massacre was caused by three suicide bombers driving fuel tankers in one of the worst single incidents in the four year war.
Iraq hit by more suicide bombingsIraqi army Captain Mohammad al-Jaad said at least 175 people were killed in the attacked on residential compounds which are home to the minority Yazidi sect.
He confirmed at least another 200 people were injured in the bombings in the Kahtaniya, al-Jazeera and Tal Uzair areas close to the Syrian border.
The mayor of Sinjar, Dakheel Qassim Hasoun said US aircraft were helping to ferry the wounded to hospitals....
Story continues at: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1279899,00.html
Edited on: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 21:49.06
Categories: Counter-Terrorism, Military, WMD - Haz-Mat