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Bombing in Fallujah, Raid on Tikrit

Two American soldiers are killed in Fallujah by a roadside bomb, and U.S. forces strike Tikrit with bombs and mortars, a day after the shoot-down of a Black Hawk helicopter claims the lives of six U.S. troops. Meanwhile, the Oct. 27 attack on a Red Cross center prompts the relief agency to close offices in Baghdad and Basra. Hear an NPR News report.

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