Suicide truck attack on Polish military base in Iraq

The attack was conducted by first driving a vehicle into the base's gate and then ramming a truck laden with explosives into the vehicle which ignited the explosives and cannon munitions. Altogether, 26 Polish soldiers suffered injuries which were mainly caused by shattering glass from the explosion, though most of the injuries were only minor. At least eleven Iraqis were also killed. According to Lieutenant Colonel Marek Sanak, the camp's commander, more casualties were prevented by a Mongolian soldier's swift reaction, who opened fire on the terrorists, and the overall poor planning of the attack. The local population is said to believe the explosion was caused by a U.S. missile attack on their homes. (Gazeta Wyborcza, pp. 1, 8) A.N.