US & IRAQ - Blasts rock US army base in Iraq

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Tuesday, 10 October 2006,

21:54 GMT 22:54 UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blasts

rock US army base in Iraq

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The base is in

the Doura district

 

 

 

A

fire at a US base in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has caused a series of

explosions, the military has said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties at the base, known

as Forward Operating Base Falcon.

The US military blamed the

explosions on ammunition " cooking off " in the heat. They said they

did not know what had caused the initial fire.

Blasts from the base, in the south of the city, were heard for

miles around.

The BBC's Andrew North, in Baghdad, said the

explosions started at about 2300 (2100 BST)

and were becoming " evermore frequent " as the fire appeared to be spreading.

" Given the number and the scale of these explosions - and

this is a very large base with a large number of troops - casualties are a

possibility, " he said.

The Iraqi Interior Ministry said the blasts had shaken three

neighbourhoods close to the base in the southern district of Doura.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6038990.stm

 

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