U.S. Army patrol under attack in Kut, losses not known

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: An explosive charge has blown up against a U.S. Army patrol west of Kut, the center of southern Iraq ’s Wassit Province on Tuesday, but losses were not known, a Wassit police source reported.   “An explosive charge has targeted a U.S. Army patrol, while heading to the U.S. Delta base in Kut city, the police source told IraqiNews.com news agency, adding that the American forces have imposed a cordon around the venue of the blast, whilst police forces have imposed a security alert on the area.   The city of Kut , had witnessed similar attacks last May and June, targeted against the U.S. troops, that caused the human and material losses.   Kut, the center of Wassit Province , is 180 km to the southeast of Baghdad .   SKH (ST)