7月13日，巴格达发生针对美军的自杀式汽车炸弹爆炸事件，当时执行任务的美国军车正向旁边聚集的伊拉克儿童散发糖果，突然遭到汽车炸弹袭击，造成24名儿童死亡，至少18名儿童受伤，美军士兵一死两伤。外电报道如下：A suicide car bomb exploded next to U.S. troops handing out candy and toys, killing¹ 18 children and teenagers Wednesday. Parents heard the shattering explosion and raced out to discover the worst - children's mangled², bloodied³ bodies strewn on the street.

Up to 27 people were killed by the blast in the Shiite Muslim neighborhood, including an American soldier. At least 70 people were injured, a newborn and three U.S. soldiers among them.

Hand out表示“分发，施舍”，例如：Relief workers were handing out emergency rations⁴ to the survivors⁵.（救济人员在向生还者分发紧急配给品。）