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ReutersBomb explodes near top Iraq generals in Basra02 Apr 2008 09:38:36 GMT
BASRA, Iraq, April 2 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb
exploded near a convoy carrying Iraqi generals in a
Shi'ite militia stronghold in the southern city of
Basra on Wednesday, but the officials were unhurt,
one of the officers said.
Major-General Mohammed al-Askari, spokesman for Iraq's
Defence Ministry, said he was in a convoy with Basra's
security chief, Lieutenant-General Mohan al-Firaiji,
when the blast went off in the Hayaniya neighbourhood.
The neighbourhood is a stronghold of the Mehdi Army
militia of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and was the scene
of major clashes last week between security forces
and militiamen.
"It was a roadside bomb. It exploded near our vehicles
but nothing happened to myself or Firaiji," Askari
told Reuters after the blast.
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Earlier:
Iraq commander leads convoy into Basra (AP)