Waffletush
02-21-2007, 08:49 PM
Toxic gas killed Iraqi civilians for the second time in two days.
A car bomb laced with poisonous gas exploded near a hospital in southwestern Baghdad's Bayaa neighborhood Wednesday, killing two civilians and wounding seven others.
Twenty-three other civilians were hospitalized with respiratory problems caused from the noxious gases.
On Tuesday, a cloud of deadly toxic gas engulfed an Iraqi town, killing six people and leaving dozens of others choking on fumes after a tanker carrying chlorine exploded outside a restaurant.
An Iraqi Interior Ministry official said the blast in the town of Taji, 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of Baghdad, was caused by a bomb on board the tanker.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/21/iraq.main/index.html
The military has also detected another deadly insurgent tactic in recent weeks — the spreading of toxic chlorine gas by combining it with explosives.
In Washington, twoÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Pentagon officials said the tactic has been used at least three times since Jan. 28, when a truck carrying explosives and a chlorine tank blew up in Anbar province west of Baghdad. More than a dozen people were reported killed.
On Tuesday, a tanker filled with chlorine exploded and noxious plumes covered homes and schools north of Baghdad. Nine people were killed and 150 people were wounded, said one of the officials. A day later, a pickup truck exploded near a diesel fuel station in southwestern Baghdad, the official said.
A third defense official said the U.S. has been concerned about militants' ability to acquire weapons like chlorine bombs. But so far, the official said, bomb makers inÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Iraq haven't been able to disperse a chemical such as chlorine in an effective way.
All three officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070221/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
A car bomb laced with poisonous gas exploded near a hospital in southwestern Baghdad's Bayaa neighborhood Wednesday, killing two civilians and wounding seven others.
Twenty-three other civilians were hospitalized with respiratory problems caused from the noxious gases.
On Tuesday, a cloud of deadly toxic gas engulfed an Iraqi town, killing six people and leaving dozens of others choking on fumes after a tanker carrying chlorine exploded outside a restaurant.
An Iraqi Interior Ministry official said the blast in the town of Taji, 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of Baghdad, was caused by a bomb on board the tanker.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/21/iraq.main/index.html
The military has also detected another deadly insurgent tactic in recent weeks — the spreading of toxic chlorine gas by combining it with explosives.
In Washington, twoÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Pentagon officials said the tactic has been used at least three times since Jan. 28, when a truck carrying explosives and a chlorine tank blew up in Anbar province west of Baghdad. More than a dozen people were reported killed.
On Tuesday, a tanker filled with chlorine exploded and noxious plumes covered homes and schools north of Baghdad. Nine people were killed and 150 people were wounded, said one of the officials. A day later, a pickup truck exploded near a diesel fuel station in southwestern Baghdad, the official said.
A third defense official said the U.S. has been concerned about militants' ability to acquire weapons like chlorine bombs. But so far, the official said, bomb makers inÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Iraq haven't been able to disperse a chemical such as chlorine in an effective way.
All three officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070221/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq