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To: NickSE who wrote (89757)	4/4/2003 12:36:26 PM
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Car explodes, kills 3 coalition troops upi.com A civilian car exploded near a military checkpoint in western Iraq, killing three coalition troops, and coalition forces seized control of Baghdad's international airport in overnight fighting, U.S. Central Command said Friday. The car explosion about 11 miles southwest of the Hadithah Dam in Iraq It appeared to be a suicide attack, according to military officials. The driver detonated the bomb just as a pregnant woman began to scream and exited the car. The driver and woman were also killed, and two soldiers were wounded. "Whether this woman was coerced or not, it is now impossible to say," U.S. Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks told reporters in Doha, Qatar. "She clearly left the vehicle in distress and clearly showed signs of being pregnant. We are not surprised the (Iraqi) regime would do this, whether voluntarily or not.".....