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  • Air Force jets destroy Basra building where Iraqi paramilitary forces were meeting

    03/28/2003 6:08:50 PM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 52 replies · 229+ views
    <p>CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar (AP) -- A pair of F-15E Strike Eagles destroyed a two-story building in Basra where some 200 Iraqi regime paramilitary members were believed to be meeting Friday night, the U.S. Central Command said.</p> <p>The U.S. Air Force jets used laser-guided munitions to destroy the building, while leaving undamaged the Basra Christian Church 300 yards away, the officials said. They said a delayed fuse allowed the bombs to penetrate the structure before detonation, minimizing the effects of the blast.</p>