Three soldiers killed, three wounded in Iraq terrorist attack

Three Polish soldiers died, while three others were wounded in Sunday's terrorist attack in Iraq, 25 kilometers from the American base in Al-Hilla. The Poles were most likely ambushed when the sappers were diffusing a bomb-trap close to Maszru city. "When sappers escorted by a Polish patrol were heading back to Charlie base, terrorists opened machine gun fire on them," said major Krzysztof Plażuk from the press office of the multinational division in Iraq. He also added that wounded soldiers were immediately transported to a hospital in Karbala and their condition is stable. "The area has been searched by the rapid forces unit, which is searching for attackers," said Artur Domański, spokesman for the divisions' commander. So far Poland has lost 13 soldiers in Iraq. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A3) M.M.