KUWAIT: COALITION PATRIOT MISILES HAVE SHOT DOWN AN IRAQI SCUD MISSILE IN NORTHWESTERN KUWAIT

Record ID: 647182

  • Title: KUWAIT: COALITION PATRIOT MISILES HAVE SHOT DOWN AN IRAQI SCUD MISSILE IN NORTHWESTERN KUWAIT
  • Date: 21st March 2003
  • Summary: (U4) ON ROAD, 40 KM NORTH OF KUWAIT CITY (MARCH 21, 2003) (REUTERS) SLV/SV OF U.S. SOLDIERS FASTENING NBC (NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL) SUITS (2 SHOTS) SLV/SV U.S. SOLDIERS WALKING AROUND IN NBC SUIT (2 SHOTS) LV U.S. SOLDIERS CHECKING CARS IN NBC SUITS MCU U.S. SOLDIER DRINKING THROUGH GAS MASK LAS U.S. SOLDIERS SITTING ON VEHICLE IN NBC SUITS CU U.S. SOLDIER IN GAS MASK SLV BRITISH RAF SOLDIER STANDING BY VEHICLE AT CHECKPOINT SV U.S. SODLIERS CHECKING VEHICLES LAS BRITISH RAF SOLDIERS STANDING ON ROAD AT CHECKPOINT SLV PULL IN SV/SV U.S. MILITARY CONVOY MOVING THROUGH CHECKPOINT/ BEING CHECKED / CHECK POINT (2 SHOTS) SV MILITARY VEHICLES PASSING CHECKPOINT (2 SHOTS) SLV SOLDIERS IN NBC SUITS MOVING THROUGH CHECKPOINT IN HUMVEE (2 SHOTS) SV GUNNER IN NBC SUIT ON MILITARY VEHICLE MOVING THROUGH CHECKPOINT MCU (English) CORPORAL JAY BURDAN FROM THE U.S. MARINE CORPS SAYING: "It was four separate explosions, probably about five to ten seconds after each other. There was enough reaction time to look up at the sky and look around and see the next two, actually, fall about right over there. So it was pretty close." (U4) JAHRA, 30 KM WEST OF KUWAIT CITY (MARCH 21,2003) (REUTERS) SV/CU/SLV OF DEBRIS THAT KUWAITI AUTHORITIES SAY IS FROM A SCUD INTERCEPTED BY PATRIOT MISSILES AT AROUND 1 P.M. LOCAL (1000 GMT)/ AUTHORITIES AND OFFICIALS EXAMINING DEBRIS (7 SHOTS) (U4) KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT (MARCH 21,2003) (REUTERS) GV/TV AIR RAID SIREN ON ROOFTOP, AUDIO OF ALARM/ PULL OUT TO WIDE TOP VIEW OF KUWAIT CITY (2 SHOTS)
  • Embargoed: 5th April 2003 13:00
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  • Location: KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT
  • Country: Kuwait
  • Topics: War / Fighting
  • Reuters ID: LVA8056TGCV6RPOKIM9EVLMZO5AV
  • Story Text: Coalition Patriot missiles have shot down an Iraqi Scud missile in northwestern Kuwait.
    Air raid sirens sounded in Kuwait City at around 1:05 p.m. (1000 GMT) local time on Friday (March 21) but the all-clear was sounded shortly afterwards.
    "It was a Scud but Patriots hit the Scud," a defence ministry official said.
    "It was four separate explosions, probably about five to ten seconds after each other. There was enough reaction time to look up at the sky and look around and see the next two, actually, fall about right over there. So it was pretty close"
    A U.S. Marine Corps said.
    Iraq fired several Scud missiles toward Kuwait on Thursday, mostly toward U.S. and British rear positions in the north.
    An official said the Scuds had not caused any damage. Most were intercepted by Patriot missiles.
    GULF WAR 3
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