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WRAP Italian defence minister visits Nasiriyah bomb site

(13 Nov 2003) 1. Pan from Italian troops to wide of bombed Italian paramilitary base 2. Mid shot of soldier on tank 3. Group of Italian soldiers 4. Helicopter flying overhead 5. Priest and soldier walking 6. Italian Defence Minister Antonio Martino walking surrounding by soldiers 7. Pan from crater to Italian Defence Minister Antonio Martino 8. Italian Defence Minister Antonio Martino talking to soldiers 9. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Antonio Martino, Italian Defence Minister: "Yes, I went to the hospital where I met with the slightly injured and I was very moved by the serenity in their eyes. They didn't know they were the lucky ones as opposed those those who lost their lives or were badly injured. But I could recognise in their eyes the same serenity that I see in the eyes of all the Italian military." 10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Antonio Martino, Italian Defence Minister: "Of course it's a terrible experience. It reminded me.... slightly over a month ago I was in New York City at Ground Zero and I was struck by the similarity of the impression of my feelings and then I realised why. Because they are the same people. They are the people we are fighting. We shall not allow them to terrorise us. They want terror and they shall not have it." 11. Spokesman talking on phone 12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Anolvea Angeli, Italian CPA spokesman: "I think it's still too early to talk about a memorial service because I think some bodies are still in very bad shape. Also they have to identify them. They have to really put things in an appropriate way before organising a memorial. However, theoretically it could be done late this evening, but most likely tomorrow morning." 13. Soldiers outside base STORYLINE: Italian Defence Minister Antonio Martino was in Nasiriyah on Thursday visiting the wounded following the bombing of the Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police headquarters. Nineteen of the dead were Italians, according to Italian officials. It was the worst combat loss for Italy since World War II and its first in the Iraq campaign. The blast wounded about 80 people, 20 of them Italians, hospital sources and Italian officials said. Details of the attack remained unclear. Martino, who arrived late Wednesday, said the truck, followed by an armoured car, approached the compound at high speed. Gunmen inside one of the vehicles opened fire at Italian troops guarding the entrance, he said. The guards returned fire, but the vehicle ploughed through the gate, and then exploded, he added. Witnesses, however, said another car ran the checkpoint, distracting the guards who opened fire. The truck bomb then raced into the area from the opposite direction, crashed into the gate and exploded. All the main support frames of the building were broken and the outer walls blasted away. Mangled remains of about a dozen vehicles littered the area. Coalition officials said the 19 Italian dead included 12 Carabinieri paramilitary police, four soldiers and three Italian civilians. A spokesman for the US-led coalition said at least eight Iraqis also died. The bomber, whose nationality was not known, also died. Italy has sent about 2,300 troops to help rebuild Iraq. About 340 Carabinieri are based in Nasiriyah, along with 110 Romanians. No Romanians were reported wounded in Wednesday's attack. It was the 13th vehicle bombing in Iraq since August 7 when a car exploded at the Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad, killing at least 19 people. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...