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U.S. Soldier Killed as He Tried to Diffuse Bomb
Aired September 10, 2003 - 10:03 ET
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DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: We move on to Iraq. A week of relative calm erupts in more violence targeting U.S. personnel. At least two Americans are dead and several wounded in a burst of attacks across the country.
CNN's Walter Rodgers is in Baghdad and joins us with more from the capital.
Walter, hello.
WALTER RODGERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Daryn.
There has been a spike in the number of attacks against U.S. and other coalition service personnel here in Iraq. This morning, an American soldier was killed. I actually saw the explosion. I heard a loud boom, rushed out to my balcony, saw a cloud of smoke rising in the air. What happened was a member of an explosives ordinance demolition team had found what's called an improvised explosive device, tried to disarm it, and apparently it just blew him up, killed him.
Last night, another American soldier was killed, northern suburbs of Baghdad. Another improvised explosive device. This particular soldier was out on a patrol just about 24 hours ago. His Humvee was traveling through an area. There was an explosion again. The Humvees are what we call soft-skin vehicles. Any shrapnel that goes into these improvised explosive devices just slices right through them. One U.S. soldier killed there, another wounded.
Indeed, in the last 24 hours, at least six U.S. soldiers killed. There in the town of Erbil. The United States had an office, a building which it used for operations in the region, just about 20 hours ago from now. There was an SUV, a Toyota parked out front. It had explosives in it. Another extraordinarily loud, apparently remotely-controlled detonation. One Iraqi inside, or in the area, was killed. A number of others, that is 53 others, and we're not sure of the nationalities of the others, the 53 others also were injured in that attack.
So again, one day before the anniversary of September 11, there has been a spike in the number of attacks against U.S. forces and, again, no one claims responsibility, but this remains a very dangerous and unstable environment -- Daryn.
KAGAN: Walter Rodgers in Baghdad. Walter, thank you for that.
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Aired September 10, 2003 - 10:03 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: We move on to Iraq. A week of relative calm erupts in more violence targeting U.S. personnel. At least two Americans are dead and several wounded in a burst of attacks across the country.
CNN's Walter Rodgers is in Baghdad and joins us with more from the capital.
Walter, hello.
WALTER RODGERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Daryn.
There has been a spike in the number of attacks against U.S. and other coalition service personnel here in Iraq. This morning, an American soldier was killed. I actually saw the explosion. I heard a loud boom, rushed out to my balcony, saw a cloud of smoke rising in the air. What happened was a member of an explosives ordinance demolition team had found what's called an improvised explosive device, tried to disarm it, and apparently it just blew him up, killed him.
Last night, another American soldier was killed, northern suburbs of Baghdad. Another improvised explosive device. This particular soldier was out on a patrol just about 24 hours ago. His Humvee was traveling through an area. There was an explosion again. The Humvees are what we call soft-skin vehicles. Any shrapnel that goes into these improvised explosive devices just slices right through them. One U.S. soldier killed there, another wounded.
Indeed, in the last 24 hours, at least six U.S. soldiers killed. There in the town of Erbil. The United States had an office, a building which it used for operations in the region, just about 20 hours ago from now. There was an SUV, a Toyota parked out front. It had explosives in it. Another extraordinarily loud, apparently remotely-controlled detonation. One Iraqi inside, or in the area, was killed. A number of others, that is 53 others, and we're not sure of the nationalities of the others, the 53 others also were injured in that attack.
So again, one day before the anniversary of September 11, there has been a spike in the number of attacks against U.S. forces and, again, no one claims responsibility, but this remains a very dangerous and unstable environment -- Daryn.
KAGAN: Walter Rodgers in Baghdad. Walter, thank you for that.
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