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9 Iraqis die in attack on tanker
Associated Press
Published February 21, 2007
BAGHDAD - A bomb ripped through a tanker carrying chlorine gas Tuesday in Taji, killing nine people and filling hospital beds with more than 150 wheezing and frightened villagers after noxious plumes covered homes and schools. An Iraqi military spokesman, Brig. Gen. Qassim Moussawi, said a bomb was planted under the tanker in Taji, about 12 miles north of Baghdad, but it was not known whether it had a timer or was remotely detonated. His remarks contradicted reports that a roadside bomb blew up the truck. The attack was part of a string of blasts - including a suicide bomber who killed seven mourners at a funeral in Baghdad - that further rattled officials marking the first week of a major security crackdown seeking to calm the capital and surrounding areas. Meanwhile, the U.S. military said a soldier was killed Tuesday in fighting in Anbar province and another died Sunday from a noncombat cause. Soldier pleads guilty FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty Tuesday to rape and murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl and her family last year in Iraq. A judge has not yet accepted the plea of Sgt. Paul E. Cortez, 24, of Barstow, Calif. Another soldier has pleaded guilty, two others await court-martials, and an ex-soldier is awaiting trial in civilian court in the case.
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