Missile Kills Two U.S. Reconstruction Workers On Election Eve in Baghdad 2/2/2005
The 120 mm round came smashing through the ceiling of a ballroom in the former Republican Palace about 8 p.m. on Jan. 29. The room has been temporarily converted into a warren of work spaces for the contracting operation. The missile then crashed through the floor about 18 ft below. There is debate about whether it exploded, says Charlie Hess, the PCO director. An investigation is under way.
"From what we know it was the impact, not an explosion that killed them," says Hess, "It could have been much deadlierif you are one of the folks who think it didn't explode. There are always could-have-beens," he added.