Topic: Video Shows Car Carrying 6 Al Qaeda Leaders Blown Up By U.S. Helicopter

New York Daily News
December 26, 2007 By Tamer el-Ghobashy, Daily News Staff Writer
A grainy videotape released Tuesday shows a carload of important Al Qaeda terrorists in Iraq being blown up by missiles from a U.S. Army chopper, military officials said.
At least one of the dead operatives was a "high-value" target linked to suicide bomb attacks, including the car bombing of the Australian Embassy in Baghdad, an Army spokesman told FoxNews.com.
Of the six men killed in the Sunday attack, one was "believed to be an Al Qaeda cell leader known to facilitate attacks and orchestrate suicide bomb attacks," Maj. Alayne Conway of the 3rd Infantry Division told Fox.
Conway did not release the insurgent's name but said he was arrested Nov. 11 and later released. It is believed he had conducted two attacks on coalition forces, including one on Thanksgiving, Conway said.
The black-and-white 31-second video was shot from the sky and shows a small black sedan idling before it was hit by Hellfire missiles shot from an Apache helicopter.
Military officials told Fox that a tip from local Iraqis put the operation in motion.
"Locals gave [us] tips reporting his location and movement," Conway said. "Both the 2nd and 3rd brigades of the 3rd Infantry Division quickly worked together to confirm the precise location of the terrorists."
Maj. Dave Fivecoat, operations officer for the 3rd Infantry Division, told Fox the "engagement is an example of two surge brigades sharing information faster than the insurgents can react."