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Large blast in Baghdad, near Sheraton; firefight ensues
FNC/CNN ^ | 12/24/03

Posted on 12/24/2003 9:31:26 AM PST by al baby

blast heard in bagdad thread


TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: baghdadsheraton; explosion; firefight; iraq; sheraton
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1 posted on 12/24/2003 9:31:26 AM PST by al baby
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To: al baby
CNN-at or behind the Sheraton.
2 posted on 12/24/2003 9:32:31 AM PST by John W
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To: al baby
Sheraton "Istar" hotel according to CNBC.
3 posted on 12/24/2003 9:34:24 AM PST by lelio
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To: al baby
Foxnews: Loud blast outside the area of the Sheridan Hotel in Bagdad. Reporters (Fox) ran to rooftop to see if they could find where the blast occurred.

FoxNews showing flame near refinery---not the explosion. (Fox live video image coming from the Palestine Hotel area.)
4 posted on 12/24/2003 9:34:32 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: John W
3 blast heard at the sheraton its a western target
5 posted on 12/24/2003 9:34:55 AM PST by al baby (Ice cream does not have bones)
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To: Dog
FYI
6 posted on 12/24/2003 9:37:34 AM PST by Coop (God bless our troops!)
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To: al baby
Probably a hugh explosion, could be vey series. I'm off to take a shower.
8 posted on 12/24/2003 9:38:38 AM PST by Poohbah ("Beware the fury of a patient man" -- John Dryden)
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To: Poohbah
just got out of the freakin' shower . . . now what am I supposed to do!?
9 posted on 12/24/2003 9:39:51 AM PST by LikeLight ( ___________________________________ it's a line)
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To: Poohbah
Probably a hugh explosion, could be vey series. I'm off to take a shower.

Me too, could be a series of hugh explosions
10 posted on 12/24/2003 9:40:08 AM PST by al baby (Ice cream does not have bones)
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To: LikeLight
please cover up
11 posted on 12/24/2003 9:40:42 AM PST by al baby (Ice cream does not have bones)
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To: LikeLight
Time to hit the eggnog!!
12 posted on 12/24/2003 9:40:45 AM PST by Trust but Verify (Will work for W)
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To: al baby
Pretty gutsy of them... Must be getting desperate.
13 posted on 12/24/2003 9:41:08 AM PST by smith288 (Secret member of the VRWC elite forces)
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To: LikeLight
just got out of the freakin' shower . . . now what am I supposed to do!?

Go back in. Rule #1: when news like this hits, Freepers hit the shower.

14 posted on 12/24/2003 9:42:18 AM PST by Poohbah ("Beware the fury of a patient man" -- John Dryden)
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To: seamole
U.S. military officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

Hey, AP, they might be just a tad BUSY!!!!

[The media can be just such idiots.]
15 posted on 12/24/2003 9:42:57 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: al baby
CNN reporter says explosion was an RPG, and he has put on protective gear!
16 posted on 12/24/2003 9:43:25 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Davis is now out of Arnoold's Office , Bout Time!!!!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
RPG!!?!?! An RPG doen not (by itself) make a huge explosion.... IMO
17 posted on 12/24/2003 9:45:17 AM PST by jbstrick (War is not fought for peace. War is fought for victory.)
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To: jbstrick
They describe everything as a huge explosion.
18 posted on 12/24/2003 9:49:34 AM PST by MattAMiller (Saddam has been brought to justice in my name. How about yours?)
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To: al baby


[Lights; no pic of the explosion itself; was apparently an RPG hit and run]
19 posted on 12/24/2003 9:50:04 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: jbstrick
It's a "HUGE" explosion to the press because it happened near them.
20 posted on 12/24/2003 9:52:41 AM PST by saquin
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