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Article: Bomb targets Iraq's effort to build security force; An attack Thursday on an Iraqi Army post kills 35 Iraqis; many were potential Army recruits.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- June 18, 2004
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Byline: Dan Murphy Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
BAGHDAD -- Thursday's downtown car-bombing was the latest in a string of attacks designed to sow chaos and undermine US plans for the country. Insurgents targeted recruits to Iraq's security service - sending a warning that the path to Iraqi independence will probably become more dangerous after the June 30 hand-over of limited sovereignty.
The attack came about 8:30 a.m. as more than 250 unemployed Iraqi men lined up outside an Iraqi Army recruiting center, located two miles from the US-led coalition's "Green Zone" campus. A speeding SUV slammed into the crowd and exploded, killing at ...
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