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Tikrit attack kills US contractor

A civilian contractor working in Iraq was killed today when guerillas fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a US convoy in Tikrit.

Tikrit attack kills US contractor

Wed, 20 Aug, 2003 - 11:47

A civilian contractor working in Iraq was killed today when guerillas fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a US convoy in Tikrit.

Two American soldiers were also injured in the attack in former dictator Saddam Hussein’s home town.

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