U.S. Hummer ablaze in Babel

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: A U.S. Hummer vehicle was on fire when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near a U.S. patrol in northern Babel province on Thursday, a local police source said. “A roadside IED planted on a highway near al-Latifiya area, (60 km) north of al-Hilla city, went off as a U.S. patrol was driving by,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The U.S. troops imposed a security cordon on the scene,” the source said, adding policemen in the site said the vehicle burned down but could not have information on casualties. Hilla, the capital city of Babel province, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. AmR (P) 2