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Recovery Efforts Ongoing at Baghdad Bombing Scene
Aired August 22, 2003 - 06:33 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: On to Iraq now. An unknown group of terrorists with a convoluted name has taken responsibility for blowing up the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad, but there are some this morning who say it was an inside job.
Live to Baghdad now and Rym Brahimi.
Hello -- Rym.
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Carol.
Before we get into the details of the investigation, I'd just like to point out, in just about a half hour from now, there is going to be a memorial service at the airport here in Baghdad for the memory of Sergio Vieira de Mello, the United Nations special representative that was killed when the bomb attacked the United Nations headquarters here in Baghdad.
Now, returning to the investigation, I think one of the questions of whether or not this could have been in inside job is precisely because of the accuracy of the attack, right at Sergio de Mello's office. And there are, of course, assumptions that only somebody who would have worked inside the U.N. compound would have known where that office was. So, that's one question that the FBI investigators, who are taking the lead in this research, are going to be looking at.
Other questions concern the truck that was used. It's a truck -- a flatbed truck. It's been described as similar to the one used in the Jordanian embassy bombing two weeks ago, but also new allegations coming out by Israel saying that the truck would have come from Syria, allegations strongly rejected by Syria as well.
And then, this group that you mentioned, the Armed Vanguards of the Second Army of Mohammed, an unknown group that's made a claim through an Arabic satellite channel, Al Arabiya, saying also that it's promised more similar attacks against foreigners here in Iraq.
On the whole, you know, there is what General Abizaid, the U.S. central commander -- the U.S. chief of Central Command, said terrorism posed a greater security threat in Iraq. The question is: Which terrorist group? -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Rym Brahimi bringing us up-to-date live from Baghdad this morning.
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Aired August 22, 2003 - 06:33 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: On to Iraq now. An unknown group of terrorists with a convoluted name has taken responsibility for blowing up the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad, but there are some this morning who say it was an inside job.
Live to Baghdad now and Rym Brahimi.
Hello -- Rym.
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Carol.
Before we get into the details of the investigation, I'd just like to point out, in just about a half hour from now, there is going to be a memorial service at the airport here in Baghdad for the memory of Sergio Vieira de Mello, the United Nations special representative that was killed when the bomb attacked the United Nations headquarters here in Baghdad.
Now, returning to the investigation, I think one of the questions of whether or not this could have been in inside job is precisely because of the accuracy of the attack, right at Sergio de Mello's office. And there are, of course, assumptions that only somebody who would have worked inside the U.N. compound would have known where that office was. So, that's one question that the FBI investigators, who are taking the lead in this research, are going to be looking at.
Other questions concern the truck that was used. It's a truck -- a flatbed truck. It's been described as similar to the one used in the Jordanian embassy bombing two weeks ago, but also new allegations coming out by Israel saying that the truck would have come from Syria, allegations strongly rejected by Syria as well.
And then, this group that you mentioned, the Armed Vanguards of the Second Army of Mohammed, an unknown group that's made a claim through an Arabic satellite channel, Al Arabiya, saying also that it's promised more similar attacks against foreigners here in Iraq.
On the whole, you know, there is what General Abizaid, the U.S. central commander -- the U.S. chief of Central Command, said terrorism posed a greater security threat in Iraq. The question is: Which terrorist group? -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Rym Brahimi bringing us up-to-date live from Baghdad this morning.
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