| BAGHDAD, Iraq - Four U.S. Marines were
wounded Thursday night when an apparent suicide attacker detonated explosives
at a U.S. checkpoint in central Baghdad.
The suicide attack occurred about 7:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. EDT) near the Palestine Hotel, where most foreign journalists are staying. It also is near Firdos Square, where a large statue of Saddam Hussein was pulled down a day earlier. Marine Capt. Joe Plenzler said that according to initial reports, "a man strapped with explosives approached a Marine checkpoint and detonated himself." He had no further details on their condition.
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