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Missile slams into central Baghdad neighborhood: AFP reporter
Agence France-Presse
| April 7, 2003
Posted on 04/07/2003 9:45:44 AM PDT by HAL9000
BAGHDAD (AFP) - A missile crashed into a residential neighborhood in central Baghdad on Monday, AFP correspondents said. A building collapsed and several others were damaged on Ramadan 14th, a main commercial artery in the al-Mansur area, they said.
Shattered glass and stones covered the sidewalk along the road.
There was no immediate word on casualties, but two ambulances were seen rushing out of the area with sirens wailing.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: almansur; baghdad; bunker; crater; dead; embeddedreport; errantmissiles; hussein; iraq; mansur; saddam; saddamhussein; warlist
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posted on
04/07/2003 9:45:45 AM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
Since we supposedly have A10s flying around Baghdad, I can't see us using missiles right now. Loyalists trying to get their last propaganda in?
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posted on
04/07/2003 9:48:10 AM PDT
by
trebb
To: HAL9000
Sounds Iraqi. I don't think we're using missles much in Baghdad these days.
To: HAL9000
Its called war...
I think Iraq fired 120 Scuds in to Teheran...now they know how it felt for the civilians in Iran.
Alah gets back at the wicked.
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posted on
04/07/2003 9:49:12 AM PDT
by
dinok
To: HAL9000
A building collapsed and several others were damaged on Ramadan 14th, a main commercial artery in the al-Mansur are This is the very same neighborhood where the citizens were rising up. The dictatorship fired that missile right into them. What stinking animals!
To: Prince Charles
Iraq seems to have some missiles targeted on its own shopping centers. This was one of them.
To: dinok
Has anyone else noted that more Iraqi missles have hit Baghdad than have hit Israel?
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posted on
04/07/2003 10:34:58 AM PDT
by
texas booster
(Insert pithy comment here. Must keep up with other FReepers.)
To: Dialup Llama
Bump.
To: HAL9000
There was no immediate word on casualties, but two ambulances were seen rushing out of the area with sirens wailing.
Yeah, they're the ones with the missile launchers inside.
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posted on
04/07/2003 10:46:22 AM PDT
by
mass55th
To: HAL9000; *war_list; W.O.T.
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posted on
04/07/2003 2:21:15 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(Where is Saddam? and where is Tom Daschle?)
To: Prince Charles; Ernest_at_the_Beach
Perhaps this was Saddam's bunker?
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posted on
04/07/2003 7:40:27 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
Good catch, Hal - betcha you're spot on!
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posted on
04/07/2003 7:43:13 PM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(Bumperootus!)
To: HAL9000
For the record - I didn't put the "ERRANTMISSILES" keyword on this article.
It looks like it was a perfect hit.
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posted on
04/07/2003 7:48:36 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
Perhaps this was Saddam's bunker? Congratulations! You win!
To: HAL9000
The strike on Saddam reportedly occurred at 2:00 PM Baghdad time.
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posted on
04/07/2003 8:09:38 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
Good call.
To: Prince Charles
To: HAL9000
A building collapsed and several others were damaged on Ramadan 14th, a main commercial artery in the al-Mansur area, they said. On Fox news reporting that the strike on Saddam was in the Mansur district.
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posted on
04/07/2003 8:18:19 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
Fox clarifies the time of the strike - 2:00 PM Qatar time, 3:00 Baghdad time
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posted on
04/07/2003 8:29:26 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
So this wasn't it then?
There were 4 2000 lb bunker busters dropped and this description seems to describe only one missile or bomb!
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posted on
04/07/2003 9:55:06 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(Where is Saddam? and where is Tom Daschle?)
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