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Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at 11:00 AM EST
Mess Hall Bombing in Iraq
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More information was released today on yesterday’s massive explosion at a U.S. base near Mosul, Iraq that killed 22 people, 18 of them Americans. At a Pentagon briefing this afternoon, General Richard Meyers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the attack was most likely the work of a suicide bomber.

The findings contradict initial reports that said a rocket had been fired at the dining tent where soldiers were eating lunch. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld also warned today that the number of suicide bombings in Iraq could grow.

Hear John Diamond, who covers the Pentagon for USA Today , discuss the latest on yesterday’s mess hall explosion near Mosul.

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John Diamond. He covers the Pentagon for USA Today.

 
 

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