Spoetnik
03-01-05, 14:27
US, UK consulates in Basra shelled
The US and UK consulates in Basra have come under heavy attack, Aljazeera has learned, hours after a car bomb ripped through a bus carrying Iraqi National Guard personnel in the city of Balad.
An unidentified group fired a heavy barrage of mortar fire late on Sunday at both consulates. British troops raced to the scene and fired at the source of the shelling.
No casualties or damage have yet been reported.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8EF07A6A-7685-4D43-BDAE-690B43DD35AE.htm
The US and UK consulates in Basra have come under heavy attack, Aljazeera has learned, hours after a car bomb ripped through a bus carrying Iraqi National Guard personnel in the city of Balad.
An unidentified group fired a heavy barrage of mortar fire late on Sunday at both consulates. British troops raced to the scene and fired at the source of the shelling.
No casualties or damage have yet been reported.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8EF07A6A-7685-4D43-BDAE-690B43DD35AE.htm