Explosive charge blows up against U.S. Army patrol in Kut, south Iraq

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: A U.S. Army patrol had been attacked by an explosive charge in the city of Kut , the center of southern Iraq ’s Wassit Province on Monday night, but losses were not known, an Iraqi police source reported.   “An explosive charge blew off close to the U.S. Delta Military base, 7 km to the west of Kut, against an American military patrol on Monday night, but losses were not known,” the police source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   He said that the American forces imposed a security cordon around the area of the attack, whilst U.S. jets flew over Kut city after the attack.   Kut, the center of Wassit Province , is 180 km to the southeast of Baghdad .   SKH (PT)     963