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U.S. Troops Attacked in Iraq

NPR | By Ivan Watson
Published July 24, 2003 at 11:00 PM CDT

A U.S. Army patrol is attacked in central Baghdad, injuring two U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi civilian. The explosion comes a day after the U.S. released photos of the bodies of ousted leader Saddam Hussein's sons. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

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