24 dead in attack on U.S. base in Iraq
Islamist Web sites post group's claim of responsibility
Tuesday, December 21, 2004 Posted: 1:59 PM EST (1859 GMT)
U.S. troops help a wounded comrade after an attack on a dining facility at a base near Mosul, Iraq.
MOSUL, Iraq (CNN) -- A lunchtime attack on a U.S. military mess hall in northern Iraq on Tuesday killed 24 people, including Americans and Iraqis, said Lt. Col. Paul Hastings at Camp Marez.
Brig. Gen. Carter Ham, commander of Task Force Olympia in Mosul, said the attack -- a large, single explosion -- wounded more than 60 people.
The dead include U.S. military personnel, U.S. contractors, foreign contractors and members of the Iraqi army, Ham said.
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