IRAQ: U.S. WARPLANES HAVE POUNDED BAGHDAD TARGETING COMMAND, COMMUNICATIONS AND MILITARY FACILITIES

Record ID: 208419

  • Title: IRAQ: U.S. WARPLANES HAVE POUNDED BAGHDAD TARGETING COMMAND, COMMUNICATIONS AND MILITARY FACILITIES
  • Date: 2nd April 2003
  • Summary: (U3) BAGHDAD, IRAQ (APRIL 2, 2003) (REUTERS - NO ACCESS CNN INTERNATIONAL) 1. LV/CU DAMAGE OF AL-RASHEED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXCHANGE (2 SHOTS) 0.10 2. SV/CU/LV WRECKAGE OF THE EXCHANGE (9 SHOTS) 0.59 3. LV STREET SCENES 1.05 4. LV CARS DRIVING (2 SHOTS) 1.20 5. LV/SV/SLVCU DAMAGE OF THE AL-MEIDAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXCHANGE (13 SHOTS) 2.43 6. SLV/SV DAMAGED CARS IN PARKING (3 SHOTS) 2.55 7. SLV/LV OF WRECKAGE (2 SHOTS) 3.08 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 17th April 2003 13:00
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  • Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Reuters ID: LVA7ROWNQ52ZVPX62N9PFNM8P9UO
  • Story Text: U.S. warplanes have pounded Baghdad, appearing to
    target command, communications and military facilities. Smoke
    poured out of a tall building to the west of the city centre,
    where many government buildings are located, and also rose to
    the east of the centre in an area where airforce and other
    military buildings are situated. The al-Rasheed and al-Meidan
    tecommunications exchanges were damaged.


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