TOKYO, March 27 Kyodo Several Asi...

TOKYO, March 27 Kyodo

Several Asian population were detained Saturday by security authorities in Baghdad after a shell explod forward a street in the city center injuring at least five Iraqi folks according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

The Asian commonalty were at the explosion site at the time of the incident, the ministry said, adding the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad is trying to gather information by the and of the Coalition Provisional Authority in succession whether any Japanese were among those detained.

A spokesman for the U forces in Iraq said there was no information that any Japanese were injured in the explosion or detained.

Several Asian the bulk of mankind were detained Saturday by security authorities in Baghdad after a shell explod onward a street in the city center injuring at least five Iraqi population according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

The Asian family were at the explosion site at the time of the incident, the ministry said, adding the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad is trying to gather information in consequence of the Coalition Provisional Authority in succession whether any Japanese were among those detained.

A spokesman for the U forces in Iraq said there was no information that any Japanese were injured in the explosion or detained.

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