lennart
25-03-03, 14:22
Baghdad - An Iraqi committed a suicide attack in the southern region of Fao overnight and destroyed a tank of the US-British alliance, an Iraqi military spokesperson said on Tuesday.
"The first suicide attack was carried out this night," Hazem al-Rawi told a press conference in Baghdad.
The attack was carried out in the Fao peninsula, which British forces say they have secured.
An Iraqi civilian "penetrated behind enemy lines and destroyed a tank", the spokesperson said, without giving details.
There was no immediate confirmation of the report.
"The first suicide attack was carried out this night," Hazem al-Rawi told a press conference in Baghdad.
The attack was carried out in the Fao peninsula, which British forces say they have secured.
An Iraqi civilian "penetrated behind enemy lines and destroyed a tank", the spokesperson said, without giving details.
There was no immediate confirmation of the report.