Militants attack U.S. patrol in Nuristan killing three soldiers
In Nuristan province near the Pakistan border, militants fired rocket propelled grenades at a U.S. patrol Friday, killing three American soldiers and wounding four. Col. Tom Collins said U.S. artillery repelled the assault as forces pursue extremists tied to Hezb-e-Islami and al Qaida networks. A British soldier was killed in a separate Helmand vehicle accident, raising coalition deaths to 19 since 2001.
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Violence grows as nearly 50 die across Iraq
Police found 12 men bound and shot in a river grate near Suwayrah 25 miles south of Baghdad. A roadside bomb killed two U S soldiers south of the capital. Prime Minister al Maliki banned a Kurdish extremist party in Baghdad seen as a gesture to Turkey. A state commission ordered about 40 top officials from past governments to court over corruption. In all, 21 more people were killed in Baghdad Hillah Mosul and Basra as U S and Iraqi forces reinforce the capital.
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Britain Hones In On Two Brothers In Plot Probe
The investigation into a plot to blow up jetliners over the Atlantic zeroed in on two brothers arrested in Pakistan and Britain. One is named as a key al Qaida suspect who left the family home in England years ago, the other described as gentle and polite. Officials warn the threat remains critical and security at London airports continues to tighten.
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Administration tries to axe explosives detection funding
As the British terror plot unfolded the Bush administration sought to remove 6 million dollars set for new explosives detection tech Critics say Homeland Security research unit lacks direction and is bogged down by bureaucracy and poor funding decisions Senate and Appropriations Committee members voiced strong discontent with S T management in the 2007 budget report.
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