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Iraqi Friend Details Suicide Blast, Claims News Inaccurate

Richard at Hyscience posts an email from a friend in Iraq who witnessed a suicide bombing. Sabah and his wife were teachers of English during Sadaam's regime, and were forced to go into hiding until the U.S. entered Iraq. During a recent visit to a public market where his son and brother have businesses a fuel-tank car was blown-up, killing 60 and injuring 90. The American press inaccurately reported the incident, according to Sabah.

Here is the first portion of the email:

I'm Sorry to tell you that today evening at 7:00 pm here in my city a suicide blast occurred killing 60 and injuring 90 while I was doing my shopping. Just 50 meters from me it occurred ! The blast caused by a fuel tank-car driven by a suicide bomber exploded in the center of our city directly in front of the main town mosque. The place usually crowded by different people who usually do their marketing or sitting in casinos for a short rest. Most of the people are civil citizens- women , children & old men.

I suddenly found myself thrown into one of those foodstuff shops. Huge flames were running to everywhere. Splinters were thrown all around. We kept stick on the flour sacks hearing the thrown flying splinters over the place.

Read the rest here.

Posted by tim at July 17, 2005 8:11 AM

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