Bomb explodes near U.S. convoy in Missan

MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: An explosive charge went off targeting a U.S. convoy in north of Amara, without leaving casualties, an Iraqi army source said on Wednesday. “The bomb exploded late Tuesday (Jan. 13) targeting a U.S. convoy in al-Butayra street in north of Amara, without leaving casualties,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The U.S. forces sealed off the region, while helicopters were seen hovering over the area,” he added. For his part, the spokesman for the U.S. army in Iraq, Muqdad Jibraeel told IraqiNews.com news agency that the explosion left no casualties among U.S. forces. Amara, the capital of Missan, is 390 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 1