Day Trader's Thread 31/12/03 - Happy New Year

Oh Griss...............I place limits etc too, and often find I make more money being away from the screen. Doesn't mean you don't have to post though......

*DJ Five Dead In Iraqi Restaurant Blast -Iraqi Police
(MORE) Dow Jones Newswires
December 31, 2003 14:02 ET (19:02 GMT)
DJ Five Dead/Iraqi/Blast -2: Ran Ad For New Year&aposs Eve Party
BAGHDAD (AP)--A large explosion ripped through a restaurant in central Baghdad on New Year&aposs Eve, killing five people, the city police chief said.
Rescuers were seen pulling people from the building. Witnesses said the blast was caused by a car bomb.
Five people died, according to Lt. General Ahmed Kadhem, deputy Iraqi interior minister and Baghdad chief of police.
Sirens wailing, ambulances converged on the area near the former U.S. Embassy. The restaurant is called Nabil, and had advertised a New Year&aposs Eve party, including live music and bellydancing. Several cars outside the restaurant were wrecked and in flames.
Video from the scene aired on U.S. television showed flames and destruction in the street, in the Karrada district. Several cars outside the
restaurant were wrecked and in flames.
Gunfire was heard after the explosion. U.S. soldiers were seen heading to the site of the blast, and U.S. military helicopters hovered overhead.
Firefighters trained hoses on the flames. A large crater was visible on a sidestreet next to the restaurant, which is on the corner of a city block.
U.S. soldiers and Iraqi police had stepped up security in Baghdad on Wednesday, erecting more razor wire and checkpoints in key areas. Military officials have reported the possibility of attacks by insurgents over the holiday period.