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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (104729)4/15/2007 4:50:58 AM
From: T L Comiskey  Respond to of 362463
 
Bridges targeted......

U.S. helicopters crash in Iraq; 2 dead

By HAMID AHMED, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD - Two car bombs exploded five minutes apart in a busy Baghdad market in a mainly Shiite district Sunday, killing at least 18 people and wounding 50, while north of the capital, two U.S. helicopters crashed after an apparent collision in the air. Two soldiers were killed and five wounded, the military said.

The bombing in the southwest Baghdad market opened Sunday's renewal of sectarian carnage a day after a bomb killed at least 37 people and wounded more than 150 near a bus station and market close to one of Shiite Islam's holiest shrines in Karbala.

The two American helicopters crashed after an apparent collision 12 miles north of Baghdad.

"An investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the incident; however, initial reports indicated it appears to be from a mid-air collision and not the result of enemy fire," the military said in a statement.

A suicide bomber also struck in Baghdad on Saturday, blowing up his car on a major bridge and killing 10 in the second such attack in 48 hours.