Mortar attack on Polish base

WARSAW – A mortar bomb attack on Poland’s main military base in Iraq wounded two people yesterday, the Polish army said from its base in Babylon.

“Six incoming mortar grenades hit the base, wounding two people and damaging a building,” Lieutenant Colonel Artur Domanski, spokesman for the Babylon base, said by telephone. Camp Babylon is located several kilometres from the volatile town of Hilla — where insurgents have repeatedly battled US troops and pro-Washington Iraqi forces in past days.Poland’s army said from Warsaw that the attack took place at 10h30 yesterday.TVN24 said the raid lasted around 10 minutes, forcing soldiers and other base personnel into bunkers.Poland commands a multinational force of 8 000 troops, including 2 500 Polish soldiers, that is part of the US-led coalition in Iraq.- Nampa-ReutersCamp Babylon is located several kilometres from the volatile town of Hilla — where insurgents have repeatedly battled US troops and pro-Washington Iraqi forces in past days.Poland’s army said from Warsaw that the attack took place at 10h30 yesterday.TVN24 said the raid lasted around 10 minutes, forcing soldiers and other base personnel into bunkers.Poland commands a multinational force of 8 000 troops, including 2 500 Polish soldiers, that is part of the US-led coalition in Iraq.- Nampa-Reuters