European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 252007 stars and stripes pages Iraq Deputy pm wounded in car bomb blast by Sameer n Yacoub the associated press Baghdad Iraq Deputy prime minister a sunni who crossed the country sectarian Divide to join the shiite led govern ment was wounded Friday in a suicide bombing at a private mosque in the courtyard of his Home at least nine people were killed a Man wearing an explosives Vest blew himself up As Salam Al Rubaie one of two deputies to prime minister Nouri Almalik and other worshippers were Leav ing the mosque near the heavily fortified Green zone according to police and a sunni politician it came after a statement purportedly by an Al Aida umbrella group singled out the sunni Deputy prime minister As a Stooge to the crusader occupiers police said a car parked nearby exploded at about the same time Ziad Alani a top official from the sunni iraqi islamic party said Al Rubaie was in serious condition at the hospitals intensive care unit he said the politicians condition was worse than initially thought because shrapnel had penetrated his Chest Alani said the bomber blew himself up inside the mosque Dur ing the traditional weekly prayer service the room was devastated with debris and pools of blood covering the floor and Light fix Tures dangling from the ceiling the Walls were pockmarked from shrapnel also on Friday the us Mili tary reported that an american Soldier was killed by a Roadside bomb in Western Baghdad and a Marine died in combat in Anbar province both deaths occurred thursday the us military also said the armo backed Force that swept into the Ghazal Yah and Amariyah neighbourhoods on wednes Day found two weapons caches that included containers of nitric acid and chlorine a toxic Materi Al used recently by sunni insurgents in bomb attacks us military spokesman it col Christopher Carver said Al Rubaie was in a Hospital run by the us in the Green zone but would not comment on his Condi Tion nine people were killed in the attack including an adviser to the Deputy prime minister and 14 were wounded including five of Alz Baies bodyguards the adviser Mufeed Abdulzahra was wounded and died later at the hos Pital High Homes from an English speaking realty 3 bar House Kamakura 3246sqm 19 minutes to Yokosuka line Kamakura sons Heater hot water drier refrigerator Gas Range washing machine parking available 3 bar Apt sushi 23 minutes to Yokosuka line sushi san Heater hot water elevator oven Gas Range Auto lock parking included k 06 Sam 13880 Sam 4 bar Apt sushi 10 minute bus ride Andl minute walk to Yokosuka line sushi san Heater hot water elevator oven Gas Range microwave oven parking included Kan corporation Yokohama Branch 1681 Yamash Tacho Takaku Yokohama 2310023 0120045054 vat  for More listings for More  tone Homes and More Call toll from in engl Bhoj Tokyo american club sunday May 2o 2oo7 3toopm 6toopm Palmr and part of hat 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