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Explosions rock Baghdad, TV goes off the air
Reuters
Posted on 03/25/2003 1:05:36 PM PST by kattracks
Explosions rock Baghdad, TV goes off the air
BAGHDAD, March 25 (Reuters) - Large explosions rocked Baghdad late on Tuesday and Iraqi television went off air as the first blast struck the capital.
Reuters correpondent Samia Nakhoul said several large explosions were heard and televisions in one hotel where journalists were staying immediately went black.
An official at Iraq's television station blamed a "technical problem in the transmitters" for the blackout.
The televisions remained off the air near midnight.
At least three powerful blasts rocked the city centre, an area where the television and radio headquarters and transmitters are located.
The television transmitters normally beam programmes, including news conferences by the Iraqi leadership, to a large part of the city. Iraqi radio continued broadcasting.
Baghdad was hit by repeated air strikes on Tuesday, many of them centred on locations to the east of the city where members of Iraq's Republican Guard were believed to be dug in to defend the city from U.S. ground forces approaching from the south.
03/25/03 15:55 ET
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: battleforbaghdad; embeddedreport; warlist
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:05:37 PM PST
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kattracks
To: kattracks
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:06:14 PM PST
by
dep
To: kattracks
An official at Iraq's television station blamed a "technical problem in the transmitters" for the blackout. 2000 lbs. worth of technical problems.
To: dep
any civilian shields?
To: kattracks; .45MAN
I hope this means no more filthy propaganda broadcasts from the Iraqis.
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:07:27 PM PST
by
dansangel
(America - love it, support it, or LEAVE IT!)
To: kattracks
Finally!
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:07:39 PM PST
by
samson1
To: kattracks
To: kattracks
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:07:43 PM PST
by
Redcloak
(All work and no FReep makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no FReep make s Jack a dul boy. Allwork an)
To: longtermmemmory
That was the "technical problem". Dead human shield stuck to the transmitter!
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:08:00 PM PST
by
areafiftyone
(God Bless George Bush and Tony Blair!)
To: kattracks
Cheers!
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:08:00 PM PST
by
FryingPan101
(I love Rummy!)
To: dansangel; MeeknMing; nicmarlo
PING
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:08:13 PM PST
by
dansangel
(America - love it, support it, or LEAVE IT!)
To: CheneyChick; vikingchick; Victoria Delsoul; WIMom; one_particular_harbour; kmiller1k; mhking; ...
((((((growl)))))
To: FreeTheHostages
How neat! Thanks.
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:08:38 PM PST
by
FryingPan101
(I love Rummy!)
To: kattracks
An official at Iraq's television station blamed a "technical problem in the transmitters" for the blackout. Something tells me this isn't one that Tech Support is going to fix by restarting Windoze
To: kattracks
Could the "technical problems in the transmitter" be a 2000lbs bomb?
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:08:59 PM PST
by
Duckdog
To: kattracks
An official at Iraq's television station blamed a "technical problem in the transmitters" for the blackout.Shrapnel in the transistors?
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:09:00 PM PST
by
templar
To: areafiftyone
Sort of like a squirrel getting fried in the transformer, huh?
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:09:02 PM PST
by
wimpycat
('Nemo me impune lacessit')
To: denydenydeny
I heard that Saddam had the TV placed in a day care center. Who knows? Anyway, you can't transmit without electricity, or an antenna. There are many ways to disable a broadcast station.
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posted on
03/25/2003 1:09:09 PM PST
by
TheDon
(It takes two to make peace, but only one to make war.)
To: kattracks
MAIN SCREEN TURN OFF
FOR GREAT JUSTICE
To: kattracks
Al Jazeera should be next !
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