US armoured vehicle destroyed

Published June 29, 2003

FALLUJAH, June 28: Two anti-tank rockets hit and burnt-out a US armoured vehicle on Friday night in the flashpoint town of Fallujah, witnesses said, reporting casualties.

Unknown assailants staged the attack just after midnight in the town, 50 kilometres west of Baghdad.

Ambulances took away the wounded, according to the witness who were unable to say how many were hurt or of what nationality.

US troops quickly secured the area and kept people away. The armoured vehicle had been loaded on a crane-truck.

Residents also said there was an explosion early Saturday morning at the same location where the US vehicle had been attacked hours earlier. A US military spokesman was unable to confirm either incident.

US forces have stepped up their presence in Fallujah, carrying out intensive searches. US troops shot dead at least 16 people in the town during a demonstration in April.—AFP

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