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Rockets slam into Iraq oil ministry, hotels

REUTERS, Baghdad
Guerrillas fired rockets from donkey carts yesterday into Iraq's oil ministry compound and two Baghdad hotels used by foreign contractors and journalists, in the latest strikes on targets linked to the US-led occupation.
In another development, a rocket launcher was found near Italian embassy in Bagdad.
Flames and smoke belched from the oil ministry complex, which controls Iraq's most important industry, crucial for funding reconstruction after decades of conflict and sanctions.
Guests streamed out of the heavily fortified Sheraton and Palestine
hotels, which face each other near the banks of the Tigris river, after rockets punched holes in their walls, scattering concrete and broken glass.
"We saw a big flash -- there was just one big bang and then lots of crashing glass," said Dihyaa Salem, a manager at the Sheraton. "There was screaming as everyone left their rooms."
At least one person was badly wounded and others suffered cuts from flying glass. One rocket hit an unoccupied room in the Palestine, blowing a large hole in the wall.
"There was one person badly injured. I saw him taken away," said Loay Yunnis, general manager of the Palestine. "There was blood all over."
Another rocket hit an external lift shaft in the Sheraton, sending debris
crashing down through the glass ceiling of the hotel's lobby.
Reuters journalists staying in the Sheraton were woken by the blast and the shouts of panicking guests.
Colonel Peter Mansoor of the 1st Armored Division said both the Oil Ministry and the hotels were hit by rockets fired from launchers hidden under agricultural goods on donkey carts.
Close to the Palestine hotel, a donkey cart was lying on its side with several rockets spilling out on to the road.
"This shows the variety as they try to get one step ahead of us and they're going to use varying techniques. Most people would not think of a donkey cart being used to fire rockets from,"
U.S. Colonel Brad May said. "It's certain that you'd have the element of surprise by using a donkey cart."
US soldiers said a man was also detained near the hotels with rockets in a van.
Guerrillas have mounted frequent attacks on occupying troops, foreign organizations and Iraqis working with them. Last month rockets were fired at a hotel used by officials in the US-led administration, killing one soldier.
Many foreign organisations have left following a series of suicide car bomb attacks, including a blast that destroyed the headquarters of the United Nations in August, killing 22 people. On Thursday, a suicide car bomber killed at least four people in the northern city of Kirkuk near the offices of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Its leader Jalal Talabani is the head of the US-appointed Iraqi Governing Council.
Guerrilla attacks have killed 180 US soldiers since Washington declared major combat in Iraq over on May 1. On Thursday, an American soldier was killed and two wounded when explosives were detonated beside their convoy west of Baghdad.
The US military has responded to the attacks with tougher military tactics, using aerial bombing, satellite-guided missiles and mortars to target suspected guerrilla hideouts.
AFP, adds: A homemade launcher fitted with 30 rockets was found early yesterday in a street near the Italian embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi police chief General Ahmed Ibrahim told the news agency.
The launcher and rockets were placed on a cart and kitted with a timer linked to a car battery, he said at the scene, adding he believed the same people were responsible as those who carried out Thursday's bombings in Istanbul.
"I saw a man stop his cart in front of my shop and run away. I went and alerted the police straight away," witness Mohammed Sabbah said.
A November 12 suicide bombing of Italy's police base in the southern city of Nasiriyah killed 19 Italians and nine Iraqis.
Nicolo Pollari, head of Italy's military intelligence services, said Tuesday the risks of renewed attacks on Italian interests in Iraq were "very high".