Landmine Kills Three Students in Iraq

World | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00
Landmine Kills Three Students in Iraq Camouflaged Japanese paratroopers take part in an exercise, and a force is about to be deployed inside Iraq. The controversial move comes as attacks on coalition forces there seem to intensify. Photo by AFP

A landmine went off as a university bus packed with students run over it near the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Thursday. Three of the passengers were killed as the blast tore the vehicle apart. According to US military in the country, the device was meant for coalition forces.

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