From: EurasiaDigest (digest@eurasianet.org)
Date: Thu Jan 13 2005 - 11:19:16 EST
KAZAKH MINISTRY SAYS PLANNED EXPLOSION MAY HAVE KILLED IRAQ PEACEKEEPER
A planned explosion might have been behind the munitions incident that killed a Kazakh peacekeeper in Iraq on 9 January, "Kazakhstan Today" reported, quoting an unidentified source within Kazakhstan's Defense Ministry. The blast also killed eight Ukrainian servicemen (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 10 January 2005). When queried about the possibility of a withdrawal of Kazakh peacekeepers from Iraq, the source said that such a decision is for "the country's political leadership" to make. DK
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