IED explodes against U.S. Army patrol north of Karbala:

  KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: A U.S. Army patrol had been target for an improvised explosive device (IED) close to a checkpoint north of the Shiite holy cit of Karbala on Wednesday, eyewitnesses said. “We heard the noise of an exmplosion, which was due to an IED blast that targeted a U.S. Army patrol, coming back from northern Karbala on Wednesday,” the eyewitnesses said, adding that one of the patrol’s vehices had been the target of the attack, but failed to report any material or human losses. The eyewitnesses also said that the venue of the attack had been cordoned by American troops, who prevented people to get close to the venue. Karbala, the center of the province carrying the same name, is 108 kms to the south of Baghdad. PT / SKH 645