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09-25-2003, 08:03 AM
A US military convoy was hit with an explosion and ambushed in Mosul, northern Iraq, leaving at least four American soldiers badly wounded, witnesses said.
About 10 witnesses reported seeing the bodies of four US soldiers but there was no confirmation of their deaths after the attack on a main road in front of the telecommunications centre.
The US military said it had no report of the assault, which witnesses said occurred at 9:30 am (1530 AEST) in this city which has seen frequent attacks on US occupation forces.
One witness, Mohammad Ali, told AFP: "An American jeep was blown up at around 9:30 am and an American car. I saw the bodies of four Americans who had died, one of them without legs."
Another resident, Ahmad Ali, said he saw three or four American soldiers on the ground after the vehicle exploded. "I saw US soldiers taking away the bodies of two others," he said.
Yunis Yassina, 31, said that after the vehicle exploded, "some Iraqis began to shoot at the American truck and the Americans retaliated."
US soldiers cordoned off the scene and declined to comment.
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About 10 witnesses reported seeing the bodies of four US soldiers but there was no confirmation of their deaths after the attack on a main road in front of the telecommunications centre.
The US military said it had no report of the assault, which witnesses said occurred at 9:30 am (1530 AEST) in this city which has seen frequent attacks on US occupation forces.
One witness, Mohammad Ali, told AFP: "An American jeep was blown up at around 9:30 am and an American car. I saw the bodies of four Americans who had died, one of them without legs."
Another resident, Ahmad Ali, said he saw three or four American soldiers on the ground after the vehicle exploded. "I saw US soldiers taking away the bodies of two others," he said.
Yunis Yassina, 31, said that after the vehicle exploded, "some Iraqis began to shoot at the American truck and the Americans retaliated."
US soldiers cordoned off the scene and declined to comment.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/World/story_51882.asp