The Pentagon issued a report Tuesday stating that roadside bombs are the deadliest weapon in Iraq. The report’s release came as the military announced that another U.S. Army soldier was killed by a roadside bomb, raising the number of Americans who died in October to at least 93, the fourth deadliest month for troops.
U.S. HELICOPTER ATTACKED: Assailants fired at a U.S. military helicopter Tuesday as it ferried supplies to earthquake victims in Pakistan’s portion of divided Kashmir, the U.S. military said. No one was hurt in the attack as the CH-47 Chinook flew over Chakothi. The military has vowed to continue aid flights
GROUP DENIES ROLE IN BOMBING: A feared militant group widely believed to have been behind the deadly weekend bombings in New Delhi on Tuesday denied any involvement in the attacks, saying they did not target civilians. The denial comes a day after India’s prime minister said there were foreign links to the bombings–a veiled reference to Pakistan-based militants.
MOROCCAN ACCUSED IN BOMBING: The Moroccan blamed by Baghdad for a deadly car bomb attack in Iraq was a top recruiter of foreign fighters, sending militants across the border from Syria and acting as a liaison with European extremists, a former associate said Tuesday.
TERROR VICTIMS REMEMBERED: Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair joined hundreds of Britons at a church service Tuesday to remember victims of the July 7 terrorist bombings in London.
BIKER RESCUED FROM WELL: A French motorcylist has been rescued from a well, where he had been trapped for five days after an accident in the Moselle region of eastern France, rescue officials said Tuesday. The 22-year-old man was trapped under his motorized bicycle in the 5-foot deep well when he was spotted by a farmer on Monday.
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