20 Killed in Truck Attack Near Baghdad
Pastor Dale Morgan
Dec 2, 4:40 AM EST
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20 Killed in Truck Attack Near Baghdad*
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A truck driving at high speed slammed into a bus
stop in a town south of Baghdad on Saturday, killing about 20 people and
wounding 15, police said.
The truck hit a group of Iraqis in Al-Wahada, 22 miles south of Baghdad,
as they were waiting for buses to the capital, said police Lt. Muhammed
Al-Shemari.
He said it didn't appear to be an accident because the truck, an empty
fuel tanker, didn't have a flat tire or any other obvious mechanical
problems that would have caused the crash.
It was not immediately clear if the driver had survived, Al-Shemari said.
Scores of people are killed each week in Iraq by roadside bombs and car
bombs, many of which are driven by suicide attackers. But there have
been few reports of attacks during which a driver has plowed into a
crowd in a vehicle without explosives hidden inside.