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Truck Bomb Kills at Least 20 in Iraq

By Anne Garrels, Liane Hansen

Published January 17, 2004 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 21 years ago.

A suicide bomber detonated a huge explosion in a truck outside the Coalition Authority headquarters Sunday morning, killing the driver and at least 20 others, mostly Iraqis. Two U.S. defense personnel are reportedly among the dead. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with NPR's Anne Garrels.

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Liane Hansen

Liane Hansen has been the host of NPR's award-winning Weekend Edition Sunday for 20 years. She brings to her position an extensive background in broadcast journalism, including work as a radio producer, reporter, and on-air host at both the local and national level. The program has covered such breaking news stories as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the capture of Saddam Hussein, the deaths of Princess Diana and John F. Kennedy, Jr., and the Columbia shuttle tragedy. In 2004, Liane was granted an exclusive interview with former weapons inspector David Kay prior to his report on the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The show also won the James Beard award for best radio program on food for a report on SPAM.