IRAQ: GUERRILLAS FIRE 10 ROCKETS AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE U.S.-LED ADMINISTRATION IN BAGHDAD

Record ID: 584821

  • Title: IRAQ: GUERRILLAS FIRE 10 ROCKETS AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE U.S.-LED ADMINISTRATION IN BAGHDAD
  • Date: 7th March 2004
  • Summary: (W6) BAGHDAD, IRAQ (MARCH 7, 2004) (REUTERS) 1. SLV/SV NIGHT VIEWS OF AFTERMATH OF ATTACK NEAR "GREEN ZONE", THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE OCCUPYING POWERS IN IRAQ, U.S SOLDIERS AT SCENE (2 SHOTS) 0.09 2. SLV/SV OF U.S. SOLDIERS, IRAQI POLICEMEN AND INVESTIGATORS AT SCENE (4 SHOTS) 0.41 3. SLV/LV U.S. SOLDIERS IN HUMVEES, IRAQI POLICE CAR WITH LIGHTS FLASHING (4 SHOTS) 1.05 4. MCU (Arabic) UNIDENTIFED POLICE OFFICER "There was a land cruiser in front of the foreign Ministry. It launched 10 rockets and after that it exploded. Two rockets were found in it. The (launched) rockets fell behind the foriegn Ministry. There are no casualties. I'm a police officer" (repeats this sentence twice) 1.46 5. SLV U.S. SOLDIERS 1.54 6. MCU (Arabic) POLICEMAN DESCRIBING ATTACK "(Looks round as people around him shouting 'car bomb, car bomb') Two rockets exploded. I can't confirm if they actually exploded in the car or on the ground." 2.21 7. SLV OF SCENE 2.26 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 22nd March 2004 12:00
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  • Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Reuters ID: LVA3YP5LD864G51NVL16RSKRW74M
  • Story Text: Guerrillas fire 10 rockets at the headquarters of
    the U.S.-led administration in Baghdad.



    Guerrillas fired 10 rockets at the headquarters of
    the U.S.-led administration in Baghdad on
    Sunday (March 7, 2004) on the eve of the planned signing of an
    interim constitution for Iraq.

    Police said there were no casualties from the blasts.

    The rockets were fired from a parked car and the attackers
    fled,
    police said, adding that they had also found explosives in
    the car along with two rockets that had not been fired.

    The rockets were aimed at buildings in the "Green
    Zone", a heavily fortified area on the west bank of the
    Tigris River that
    used to be one of Saddam Hussein's palace complexes and is
    now the main base of occupying forces in Iraq.

    The explosions echoed across Baghdad, and warning
    sirens sounded inside the Green Zone. The area has been
    attacked by
    rockets and mortars several times in recent months.

    U.S.-led forces have been on high alert for possible
    guerrilla attacks aimed at disrupting the signing of the
    interim
    constitution. The document was due to be signed on Monday
    after several delays.


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