European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 17 stars and stripes Page 7 Roadside bomb kills 4 us soldiers in Iraq by Sinan Salaheddin the associated press Baghdad a Roadside bomb exploded thursday in East Ern Baghdad killing four us sol Diers and wounding two others the us military said the attack began when one bomb went off As a us unit was returning from a search operation in the mostly shiite area the Mili tary said moments later a second bomb exploded killing and wounding the soldiers a demolition team that searched the site after the attack found an explosively formed projectile a Type of High tech bomb which the us military believes comes from Iran the device was detonated by the team earlier thursday in Baghdad a suicide car bomber apparently targeting a senior City official struck an iraqi military checkpoint in a shiite neighbourhood killing at least eight people officials said another bomber slammed his explosive packed car into an army checkpoint in a volatile sunni District in Western Bagh dad killing two people and wound ing two the Baghdad blasts came a Day after the us military said Stop Ping car bombings had become the main focus of a major Security sweep to halt the sectarian Vio Lence in the capital Sarradah a major commercial District has been hit by bombings several times in recent months including a suicide car bombings on Jan 25 that killed 30 people in the City of Iskandar Yah 30 Miles South of Baghdad a bomb in a parked car exploded As a bus packed with workers passed by killing at least four and wounding 24 police said a us Soldier was killed wednesday in fighting in Anbar province a sunni insurgent stronghold West of Baghdad the military said a Marine assigned to Multi National Force West also died the same Day in Anbar in a noncombat related incident that is under investigation the Mili tary said separately Samir an iraqi Soldier secures the area of Kahramanan Square after a car bombing in Central Baghdad on thursday a suicide car bomber apparently targeted a Convoy carrying the head of the City Council Sabir alls Sawi at least eight people were killed f am prayer am sunday school am worship 4th sunday 600pm hoi grounds cafe a boyhood Church National Christian Assembly Owr Loric Owr love our lives neighbourhood Christian Bookstore monday Friday pm phone 9331403 we accept prepaid special orders am japanese Bible study pm adult tote study youth Mission ettes Royal rangers 3rd saturday am Honor bound mens ministry poor l Amtey Hon Oft 090i94a06ss email  an easter cantata by Ron and Shelly Hamilton easter sunday april 8 2oo7 6pm some have compassion making a difference Jude Jcj for Moro information or transportation Call 0989292695 09037979245 09068602058 and he liveth forever More tagalog and japanese ladies Bible studies mens japanese Bible study marriage counselling sunday bus pick up from main Gates Camp Schwab o8o5 for other bases Camp Hansen o855 please Call Karing kennels Kab gate3 White River mansion Chibana housing hwy26 t Maranatha Baptist Church vet accused of smuggling ak47s used in Bank heists by Ruben Castaneda the Washington Post Washington a Soldier who served near Baghdad has been charged with Selling High powered assault weapons he is alleged to have smuggled out of Iraq firearms that investigators think were used in a series of command style Bank robberies in the Washington area authorities said wednesday Leonard s Lockley 26 of Bowie my was arrested tues Day on charges of receiving pos Sessing and Selling machine guns that Maryland us attorney Rod Rosenstein said he secretly took out of Iraq when he was deployed there the criminal complaint against Lockley was filed Mon Day and unsealed wednesday investigators think the four As Sault weapons Lockley is charged with Selling were used by a gang of robbers at six Banks in the District of Columbia and suburban Maryland in 2004 the six crimes carried out with precise timing netted about the robbers opened fire at a Prince Georges county police officer who tried to foil one of the heists they fired 47 rounds at the officer including slugs that lodged in her Gas tank and in a seat eight inches from her two people Are serving prison sentences in connection with the offences according to a sworn affidavit by Katherine Benedict an agent with the Bureau of alcohol to Bacco firearms and explosives Lockley was deployed near Bagh dad in october 2003 at that time the affidavit states a witness saw Lockley putting the components of four ak47style rifles into a Large Black Metal Chest contain ing a false Bottom Lockley told the witness he was using the Chest to Send the weapons Back to the United states the document states Lockley returned to the United states in february 2004 the next month he met with one of the Bank robbers in Hyattsville and agreed to sell him the weapons for each prosecutors said