Missiles Miss U.S. Plane in Baghdad
Sunday, September 07, 2003
(4:42 AM ET)
Reuters
Rangers from the 75th Ranger Regiment parachute onto a field from a C-17 plane in Fort Benning, Georgia on August 3, 2003. The regiment which is made up of three battalions out of Fort Benning, Hunter Air Force Base in Savannah, Ga. and Fort Lewis in Washington state were part of over 1200 rangers who jumped as the beginning of Ranger Rendezvous Week which is a week of activities culminating with the change of command.
Image Credit: Tami Chappell -- Reuters
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Reuters
Unidentified assailants fired several missiles at a U.S. transport plane taking off from Baghdad but failed to hit it, a military spokeswoman said on Sunday.
"Multiple missiles were fired which missed the aircraft," the spokeswoman said.
The incident -- the third of its kind since May 1, when Washington declared an end to major combat in Iraq after toppling Saddam Hussein -- took place on Saturday morning.
It caused no injuries or damage to equipment.
U.S. troops, who form the overwhelming majority of soldiers occupying the country, have come under daily attacks that have killed at least 67 of them since the beginning of May.
The two prior attacks on planes also missed their target.
Baghdad airport has been closed to civilian traffic since the war due to security fears.
But the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations have been using it for charter flights in and out of Iraq.
(Source: company)
2003 © Reuters, Ltd.
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