U.S. probes hospital link to bombings

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A hospital administrator has been detained on suspicion he helped to supply patient information to militants about the mentally challenged women thought to have unknowingly carried out two bombings, the U.S. military says.

   The women were thought to have been used by al Qaeda in Iraq to detonate an explosive-filled backpack and a suicide vest in two pet markets in Baghdad. The February 1 bombings went off within 30 minutes of each other, killing nearly 100 people.

Iraqi and U.S. military officials believe the women were unaware they were being used for the attacks, and the explosives were detonated by remote control.

The man arrested is the acting administrator of the Rashad Psychiatric Hospital, Rear Adm. Gregory Smith told reporters on Wednesday. The previous director of the hospital had been gunned down in December.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/13/iraq.hospital/index.html?iref=topnews

There was some doubt about the original story but it looks like there is a solid lead now.

[Bh]

Clearly a sign of desperation on the part of al-Qaeda. News story couple days ago show they'd discovered the training of kids as young as 10. Could it be al-Qaeda is running out of willing recruits?