Bomb at Italian Base in Iraq Kills 14

By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A truck bomb rocked the headquarters of the Italian Carabinieri police in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah on Wednesday, killing at least 14 Italians and possibly trapping others under the debris, Carabinieri officials said in Rome.

The Arabic language television station Al-Jazeera said eight Iraqis were also killed. It was the first such attack in this relatively quiet Shiite Muslim city since the beginning of the U.S.-led occupation and appeared aimed at sending a message to international organizations that they are not safe anywhere in Iraq.

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