Green Zone hit during sand storm

Sandstorm aids insurgent attack on Green Zone

By Sameer N. Yacoub - The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Apr 27, 2008 13:12:52 EDT

BAGHDAD — Militants fired a salvo of rockets or mortar shells into Baghdad’s Green Zone Sunday, apparently taking advantage of a sandstorm that blanketed the Iraqi capital.

There was no immediate word on casualties or damage.

At least eight rounds hit the heavily guarded section of Baghdad that houses the Iraqi government and U.S. Embassy, said a police official who asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media.

Alarms could be heard and loudspeakers warned residents to take cover.

The Green Zone has been regularly shelled during the past month. In March, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki launched a crackdown against Shiite militias in Baghdad and elsewhere.
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