IED damages U.S. Hummer in Missan

MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: A Hummer vehicle was damaged when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near a U.S. convoy north of the city of al-Amara but left no casualties, a source from the Missan police department said on Friday. “The IED went off as the U.S. convoy was passing by al-Batira road, near the Missan international stadium, (5 km) north of Amara, damaging a Hummer vehicle,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The explosion did not leave any casualties,” the source added, not revealing further details about the incident. Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1