well, the event certainly happened, alright. the official claim is no casualties - none whatsoever:
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Insurgents Attack U.S. Ammo Dump in Iraq
Wednesday October 11, 2006 10:31 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A massive fire at an ammunition dump at a U.S. base in southern Baghdad was sparked by a mortar round fired by insurgents, which set off a series of explosions from detonating tank and artillery shells that shook buildings miles away, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
The 82mm round was fired from a nearby residential area and hit Forward Operating Base Falcon around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Withington said. No injuries were reported.
The Islamic Army in Iraq, a nationalist anti-occupation insurgent group,
claimed responsibility Wednesday in a statement posted on the Internet.
The U.S. military statement did not mention the claim or name any particular group as a suspect in the fire.
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you'd think that a "series of explosions that shook buildings miles away" might have produced a couple of casualties, no?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlates...139638,00.html
Reuters adds an interesting detail:
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A mortar attack caused Tuesday night's fire at a U.S. ammunition dump in southern Baghdad that sparked a barrage of explosions that continued to shake the capital on Wednesday morning, a U.S. military spokesman said.
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so that would be a series of explosions that apparently
went on for hours. with no casualties. none whatsoever.