Northern Iraq suicide blast kills 4 American soldiers

Alena and Natalie

http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/10/africa/10iraq.php

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Four US died this week from a car bomb planted where they were stationed (plus their Iraqi translator. 3 of the four died in the explosion, the last died later due to the deep wounds he got. It is the biggest collective death in nine months. It happened in Mosul, Capital of Iraq's Nineveh Province.

The car belonged to a suicide bomber whose car exploded near a moving HUMVEE (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle), patrolling the city (see right). Mosul is one of the most violent places in Iraq. It is the only city where Al Qaeda leaders are hiding, in all other places; they hide in rural or mountainous areas. This bomb exploded near a police checkpoint so 2 Iraqi police officers and a civilian were also wounded.