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A Star Tribune reporter and photographer
escaped an attempt by two Iraqi fighters to kill them near the northern oil city of Kirkuk. 
 After hiding throughout the afternoon in a bunker mostly
shielded by smoke from a burning oil well, two fighters "decided
to take their death ride" and attack the two American journalists. Reporter Paul McEnroe describes the incident to MPR's Greta Cunningham.

Star Tribune reporter, photographer escape death in Iraq

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