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Grenade Attack Kills American Soldier Near Baghdad
Aired June 22, 2003 - 16:07 ET
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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Well, turning now to the troubling developments in Iraq, where U.S. soldiers are still being strategically targeted. There was yet another deadly attack today. CNN's Jane Arraf has that and more from Baghdad.
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JANE ARRAF, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It appears to be the ninth U.S. death so far of the U.S. soldiers in attacks this month alone in Iraq. Now, the U.S. military said this one occurred south of Baghdad, in Khan Azad, and as in other previous recent attacks, it appears to have been a grenade thrown at a passing military convoy. One U.S. soldier declared dead on arrival at a military hospital, another one wounded. Not clear yet how seriously. Now, in what may or may not have been an act of sabotage, there's a gas pipeline that appears to be still burning. It is southwest of Baghdad near the town of Heet.
Now, this is a pipeline apparently going from the main oil fields in Kirkuk in the north of Iraq to several power stations, and it could affect the electricity supply, according to local officials. But it's unclear whether this was, in fact, caused by sabotage or whether the explosion could be naturally occurring on those very leaky pipelines as a result of 12 years of trade sanctions.
And a bit of good news, oil exports started flowing again at the Turkish Mediterranean port of Jihan. Iraqi oil officials and their U.S. advisers showed up for the ceremony.
The Iraqi head of the oil marketing organization said a prayer and pressed a button that started the oil flowing on to a tanker. Now, this is stored oil, but it's the first time Iraq has sold oil since before the war. And it clears the way to get oil pumping again through those pipelines for new oil exports. That will help a lot with Iraq's restoration and possibly its stability as well, officials hope.
Jane Arraf, CNN, reporting from Baghdad.
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Aired June 22, 2003 - 16:07 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Well, turning now to the troubling developments in Iraq, where U.S. soldiers are still being strategically targeted. There was yet another deadly attack today. CNN's Jane Arraf has that and more from Baghdad.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JANE ARRAF, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It appears to be the ninth U.S. death so far of the U.S. soldiers in attacks this month alone in Iraq. Now, the U.S. military said this one occurred south of Baghdad, in Khan Azad, and as in other previous recent attacks, it appears to have been a grenade thrown at a passing military convoy. One U.S. soldier declared dead on arrival at a military hospital, another one wounded. Not clear yet how seriously. Now, in what may or may not have been an act of sabotage, there's a gas pipeline that appears to be still burning. It is southwest of Baghdad near the town of Heet.
Now, this is a pipeline apparently going from the main oil fields in Kirkuk in the north of Iraq to several power stations, and it could affect the electricity supply, according to local officials. But it's unclear whether this was, in fact, caused by sabotage or whether the explosion could be naturally occurring on those very leaky pipelines as a result of 12 years of trade sanctions.
And a bit of good news, oil exports started flowing again at the Turkish Mediterranean port of Jihan. Iraqi oil officials and their U.S. advisers showed up for the ceremony.
The Iraqi head of the oil marketing organization said a prayer and pressed a button that started the oil flowing on to a tanker. Now, this is stored oil, but it's the first time Iraq has sold oil since before the war. And it clears the way to get oil pumping again through those pipelines for new oil exports. That will help a lot with Iraq's restoration and possibly its stability as well, officials hope.
Jane Arraf, CNN, reporting from Baghdad.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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