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60 die in Iraq insurgents attacks - Breaking News - World - Breaking News
60 die in Iraq insurgents attacks - Breaking News - World - Breaking News: "60 die in Iraq insurgents attacks
May 11, 2005 - 9:35PM
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Using car bombs and a man with explosives strapped to his body, insurgents killed more than 60 people in three Iraqi cities on Wednesday as hundreds of US troops pushed through a lawless region near the Syrian frontier in an offensive aimed at followers of Iraq's most wanted terrorist.
Insurgents kidnapped the provincial governor in the western border region as a bargaining chip on Tuesday.
As many as 100 insurgents were killed in the first 48 hours of the offensive, which began late on Saturday, as US troops cleared villages along the southern banks of the meandering Euphrates River, then crossed in rafts and on a pontoon bridge, the US command said.
Many of the dead remained trapped under rubble after attack planes and helicopter gunships pounded their hideouts.
At least three Marines were reported killed and 20 wounded during the first four days of the offensive - the biggest US operation since Fallujah was taken from militants six months ago.
At least two civilians - a woman and a child - were also killed on Tuesday at a US checkpoint southeast of Obeidi, the border town which saw some of the fiercest fighting of the offensive, the military said.
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AdvertisementUS Capt. Jeffrey Pool said Marines fired at their vehicle after it ignored repeated warnings to stop.
The driver jumped out of the moving car and fled on foot, leaving the vehicle and its passengers to continue toward the checkpoint, Pool said in a statement.
He was apprehended and held for questioning. The Marines said they believed the vehicle was a suicide car bomb, the statement said.
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May 11, 2005 - 9:35PM
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Using car bombs and a man with explosives strapped to his body, insurgents killed more than 60 people in three Iraqi cities on Wednesday as hundreds of US troops pushed through a lawless region near the Syrian frontier in an offensive aimed at followers of Iraq's most wanted terrorist.
Insurgents kidnapped the provincial governor in the western border region as a bargaining chip on Tuesday.
As many as 100 insurgents were killed in the first 48 hours of the offensive, which began late on Saturday, as US troops cleared villages along the southern banks of the meandering Euphrates River, then crossed in rafts and on a pontoon bridge, the US command said.
Many of the dead remained trapped under rubble after attack planes and helicopter gunships pounded their hideouts.
At least three Marines were reported killed and 20 wounded during the first four days of the offensive - the biggest US operation since Fallujah was taken from militants six months ago.
At least two civilians - a woman and a child - were also killed on Tuesday at a US checkpoint southeast of Obeidi, the border town which saw some of the fiercest fighting of the offensive, the military said.
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AdvertisementUS Capt. Jeffrey Pool said Marines fired at their vehicle after it ignored repeated warnings to stop.
The driver jumped out of the moving car and fled on foot, leaving the vehicle and its passengers to continue toward the checkpoint, Pool said in a statement.
He was apprehended and held for questioning. The Marines said they believed the vehicle was a suicide car bomb, the statement said.
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Electric car record attempt delay
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Electric car record attempt delay: "Electric car record attempt delay
The batteries needed recharging and winds foiled the team's attempt
A British team's second attempt at the official land speed record for an electric vehicle has been foiled by an 'electrical gremlin'.
The team's first go at the 394km/h (245mph) record in Nevada, US, had to be aborted on Thursday because of gusty winds and battery problems.
The bright orange, 10m-long (32ft) ABB e=motion car is powered by variable speed drives and two 37kW motors.
The official record was set by the US White Lightning vehicle in 1999.
E=motion also aims to be the first car of its kind to break the 483km/h (300mph) barrier.
'It's an electrical gremlin. It could be related to cold, damp temperatures in the Nevada desert,' said design engineer Colin Fallows.
'It's just one of those things - never get involved in cars,' added driver and fellow car developer, Mark Newby.
Record breaking is the only business that when you achieve your goal, you're redundant. You wait for the next guy to break it. Then you can start over
Colin Fallows, e=motion team
The torpedo-shaped e=motion vehicle has been developed by the two British engineers.
Thursday's first attempt was frustrated because auxiliary batteries for the car's electronic controls lost their full charge, said Mr Newby, a former pilot from Oxfordshire.
Strong cross winds which could have knocked the car off course whipped up while the batteries were being recharged, making the team wait a further day.
The team will now prepare for a final attempt at the closed-off highway it is using on Saturday.
A streetcar racing team is due to use the highway on Sunday, and the British team says it may not be able t".
The batteries needed recharging and winds foiled the team's attempt
A British team's second attempt at the official land speed record for an electric vehicle has been foiled by an 'electrical gremlin'.
The team's first go at the 394km/h (245mph) record in Nevada, US, had to be aborted on Thursday because of gusty winds and battery problems.
The bright orange, 10m-long (32ft) ABB e=motion car is powered by variable speed drives and two 37kW motors.
The official record was set by the US White Lightning vehicle in 1999.
E=motion also aims to be the first car of its kind to break the 483km/h (300mph) barrier.
'It's an electrical gremlin. It could be related to cold, damp temperatures in the Nevada desert,' said design engineer Colin Fallows.
'It's just one of those things - never get involved in cars,' added driver and fellow car developer, Mark Newby.
Record breaking is the only business that when you achieve your goal, you're redundant. You wait for the next guy to break it. Then you can start over
Colin Fallows, e=motion team
The torpedo-shaped e=motion vehicle has been developed by the two British engineers.
Thursday's first attempt was frustrated because auxiliary batteries for the car's electronic controls lost their full charge, said Mr Newby, a former pilot from Oxfordshire.
Strong cross winds which could have knocked the car off course whipped up while the batteries were being recharged, making the team wait a further day.
The team will now prepare for a final attempt at the closed-off highway it is using on Saturday.
A streetcar racing team is due to use the highway on Sunday, and the British team says it may not be able t".
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