Anschlag auf Paul Wolfowitz in Bagdad...

verfasst von rodex, 26.10.2003, 06:01

-->... glücklicherweise ist ihm nichts passiert. Vielleicht wird der Mann ja eines Tages noch US-Präsident?

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Wolfowitz survives mortar attack

Sunday, October 26, 2003 Posted: 0443 GMT (12:43 PM HKT)

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Several mortars have slammed into the Baghdad hotel where U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz was staying, injuring several people, coalition officials have told CNN.

As many as six mortars were fired at the Al-Rasheed Hotel -- used by many coalition officials -- about 6 a.m. local time Sunday morning (0300 GMT), officials said.

There were reports of injuries but Wolfowitz was unharmed and led away from by security forces, said U.S. officials.

Wolfowitz, a major force behind the Iraq war, was paying his second visit to Iraq in three months and stressed the need to speed up the formation of a new Iraqi army, police force, border guard and civil defense corps, Reuters reported.

The hotel is located close to the Iraqi presidential palace and was built by former leader Saddam Hussein and his elite troops during the Iran-Iraq war.

It is now a heavily fortified complex used by coalition officials on the west bank of the Tigris river.

Sunday's attack caused a fire on some floors. CNN was also told by U.S. officials that the building had come under small arms fires at the time of the mortar attack.

Three rockets were fired at the hotel by guerrillas on September 27 but no-one was wounded.
<ul> ~ http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/10/26/sprj.irq.hotel/index.html</ul>

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• Anschlag auf Paul Wolfowitz in Bagdad... - rodex, 26.10.2003, 06:01
  • zu deutsch - stocksorcerer, 26.10.2003, 08:19
    • Re: zu deutsch - Euklid, 26.10.2003, 10:01
      • Angriff auf Wolfowitz - Kein 0-8-15-Angriff - stocksorcerer, 26.10.2003, 13:41
  • Endlich sind die Massenvernichtungswaffen, die lange gesuchten, aufgetaucht:)) (owT) - prinz_eisenherz, 26.10.2003, 18:41