- BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- A large
explosion echoed across Baghdad on Monday night, followed by the sound
of mortar fire near the headquarters of the United States-led administration.
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- Reuters witnesses heard a loud blast followed by the
sound of several mortar rounds exploding, coming from the west bank of
the Tigris river, where the US-led administration occupies a large palace
complex previously used by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
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- There was no immediate comment from the US military.
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- Last Sunday, guerrillas fired rockets at a hotel inside
the US complex while Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz was staying
there, killing a US soldier and wounding at least 15 people.
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