U.S. Army patrol attacked by explosive charge in Wassit

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: A U.S. Army patrol has been attacked by an explosive charge in the city of Kut , the center of southern Iraq ’s Wassit Province on Monday, according to an Iraqi police source.   “An explosive charge, planted by unknown gunmen at the northern entrance of the city of Kut , has blown up against a U.S. Army patrol, but losses were not known,” the police source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   He said the American forces have imposed a security cordon around the venue of the attack, whilst U.S. planes flew over the city.   Kut, the center of Wassit Province , is 180 km to the southeast of Baghdad .   SKH (PT)   723