- BAQUBA, Iraq (AFP) -- A US
army vehicle was destroyed early today when an American patrol hit mines
at a village near the town of Baquba, 65 kilometres northeast of Baghdad,
an eyewitness said.
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- The village of Abara was sealed off after the attack,
in which four mines exploded, at about 1am (7am AEST), said the witness
who requested anonymity.
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- An American helicopter fired two missiles at a nearby
farm and US troops were conducting house-to-house searches, he said.
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- There were no reports of casualties.
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- Baquba is home to both Sunni and Shiite Muslims, and
has been a regular battleground between US troops and guerrilla insurgents
believed to be linked to ousted dictator Saddam Hussein.
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- The US army said it could not immediately confirm the
incident.
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