Blast rocks US mission in Basra

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3647576.stm

11 September, 2004

An explosion near the US mission in the southern Iraqi city of Basra has killed at least one Iraqi man, reports say.

Witnesses said a car was destroyed by the blast - an apparent roadside bomb. They said the dead man was the driver, who worked for a security company.

It was not clear whether the US mission had been the target. A blast barrier is said to have shielded the building.

Iraqi insurgents opposed to the US-led presence in Iraq have often targeted Basra, particularly its oil terminal.

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The compound is also home to KBR, a subsidiary of the US oil services giant Halliburton.
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