Leftover Missile Explodes, Killing 3
From Times Wire Reports
A missile left over from Saddam Hussein’s regime fell off a trailer and exploded, killing three people in Baghdad. Residents said the accident happened as Iraqi contractors were removing four Iraqi missiles left from the war.
Army Lt. Col. Joel Armstrong said no U.S. soldier was involved in removing the weapons.
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