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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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1 posted on 03/25/2003 1:05:37 PM PST by kattracks
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To: kattracks
'bout friggin time!

dep

2 posted on 03/25/2003 1:06:14 PM PST by dep
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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.

3 posted on 03/25/2003 1:07:08 PM PST by denydenydeny
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To: dep
any civilian shields?
4 posted on 03/25/2003 1:07:10 PM PST by longtermmemmory
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To: kattracks; .45MAN
I hope this means no more filthy propaganda broadcasts from the Iraqis.
5 posted on 03/25/2003 1:07:27 PM PST by dansangel (America - love it, support it, or LEAVE IT!)
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To: kattracks
Finally!
6 posted on 03/25/2003 1:07:39 PM PST by samson1
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To: kattracks

7 posted on 03/25/2003 1:07:40 PM PST by FreeTheHostages
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8 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)
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To: longtermmemmory
That was the "technical problem". Dead human shield stuck to the transmitter!
9 posted on 03/25/2003 1:08:00 PM PST by areafiftyone (God Bless George Bush and Tony Blair!)
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To: kattracks
Cheers!
10 posted on 03/25/2003 1:08:00 PM PST by FryingPan101 (I love Rummy!)
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To: dansangel; MeeknMing; nicmarlo
PING
11 posted on 03/25/2003 1:08:13 PM PST by dansangel (America - love it, support it, or LEAVE IT!)
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12 posted on 03/25/2003 1:08:23 PM PST by Sabertooth
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To: FreeTheHostages
How neat! Thanks.
13 posted on 03/25/2003 1:08:38 PM PST by FryingPan101 (I love Rummy!)
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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

14 posted on 03/25/2003 1:08:49 PM PST by freedomlover
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To: kattracks
Could the "technical problems in the transmitter" be a 2000lbs bomb?
15 posted on 03/25/2003 1:08:59 PM PST by Duckdog
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To: kattracks
An official at Iraq's television station blamed a "technical problem in the transmitters" for the blackout.

Shrapnel in the transistors?

16 posted on 03/25/2003 1:09:00 PM PST by templar
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To: areafiftyone
Sort of like a squirrel getting fried in the transformer, huh?
17 posted on 03/25/2003 1:09:02 PM PST by wimpycat ('Nemo me impune lacessit')
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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.
18 posted on 03/25/2003 1:09:09 PM PST by TheDon (It takes two to make peace, but only one to make war.)
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To: kattracks
MAIN SCREEN TURN OFF

FOR GREAT JUSTICE

19 posted on 03/25/2003 1:09:16 PM PST by freedomlover
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To: kattracks
Al Jazeera should be next !
20 posted on 03/25/2003 1:09:19 PM PST by Rain-maker
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