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Blast at U.S. Base in Iraq Kills at Least 22
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Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004
BAGHDAD, Iraq – An explosion at a U.S. base near the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday caused "multiple causalities," the U.S. military said. At least 22 people were killed and 50 wounded, a Pentagon official later said.

The cause of the blast, which occurred around noon, was under investigation, the first statement said.

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  A military spokesman in Mosul declined to give further details.

The U.S. Army's Task Force Olympia is based in this predominantly Sunni Muslim city.

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