Explosions rock Baghdad, TV goes off the air

Reuters

[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

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

FINALLY! GOOD SHOOTING!

[rs79bm]

An official at Iraq's television station blamed a "technical problem in the transmitters" for the blackout.

I guess you could sugarcoat it and say it was technical problems, but I think we know better -;)

[tuna_battle_slight_return]

This means no more "Iraqi Idol"

[Howlin]

I am hearing now that we may hit the station in the next day or so.

Man, you should have gone from thread to thread, posting and spamming that; nobody else here had EVEN thought of that, did you know that?

I'm so glad you're here in case we miss something.

BTW, I predict the sun will be going down very shortly.

Tooting your own horn is SO attractive, especially since your "prediction" was as sure as Christmas coming.

[maestro]

UR#79)..........BTTT
CNN just announcing the Iraqi TV was knocked off the air temporarily . . . wishful thinking on their part, parhaps???

LOL,..........hello,...... 'CMM'......

[ottersnot]

Can we start broadcasting "The Facts of Life" 24/7 now
on the Baghdad station?.
This will undoubtedly lead to a quick coup and surrendur
of Saddam loyalists.
:)

[AgentEcho]

Could we see:

3...2...1...Commando Solo is on the air...

Æ

[FreeTheHostages]

That's a good prediction.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Don't worry, we aren't.

[holdmuhbeer]

I wonder if this has anything to do with the 'soldiers' in US uniforms killing the surrendering soldiers. It would be real bad to let them use that as propoganda</em.

I guarantee that was the reason.

[Prince Charles]

"Large explosions rocked Baghdad late on Tuesday and Iraqi television went off air as the first blast struck the capital."

It's about damn time.

[Ingtar]

I believe there is more to this. It is my understanding that we hit the "cable company" also. Fiber optic cable put in with Chinese help. There go the communications.

"High Command? High Command? Should we use the gas? High Command? ... too late."

[bcoffey]

"Can we start broadcasting "The Facts of Life" 24/7 now on the Baghdad station?. "

Play the Christy Lane CD commercial 24/7!

[socal_parrot]

That's alright, they'll be experiencing Survivor, Iraq up close and personal. And in Surround Sound.

[Ingtar]

GOOD MORNING, BAGHDAD CITY!

(Paging Robin Williams -- ought to get a surrender fast!)

[js1138]

CNN just announcing the Iraqi TV was knocked off the air temporarily ...

I'll be off for as long as we want it to be. If that was a shot across the bow, the next one will be through the hull.

[Redcloak]

How about a marathon Al Spreengir broadcast...

Coming up next on Al Spreengir: Transvestite Baghdad cabbies and the goats who love them.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

ROFL!!!

[UCANSEE2]

Yes I do. Basically, we wanted to give AL-Jazeera enough rope to hang themselves with. Now that they put the rope around their neck, we pulled the release on the floor.

[RnMomof7]

That propaganda tool should have been shut down day one. I ~think~ they had hoped to keep it in operation to help with public notification after it is over..that was a vain hope