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Raids in Tikrit Area Net 80 People
Aired August 05, 2003 - 06:07 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The raids go on in Tikrit. Seventeen raids in 24 hours have netted 80 people, but no Saddam.
Let's go live to Baghdad now and Rym Brahimi to tell us more about that, and another attack in Fallujah?
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, that's right, Carol. Really, tension emerging again in Fallujah, and, as you know, this was a place where -- really, this was where a lot of the tension initially started against U.S. soldiers here. It's believed to be still a very sort of staunchly loyalist area to the Saddam Hussein regime.
Now, in that area we understand that there was a lot of rioting. Basically, angry crowds went into an Iraqi police station and ransacked the whole place. There was also some shooting. U.S. troops apparently were shot at by a rocket-propelled grenade, according to eyewitnesses, who also say that they saw one U.S. soldier being injured, but that hasn't been confirmed by U.S. authorities for the time being.
The angry crowds were shouting anti-U.S. slogans. They also set police cars to fire.
U.S. troops apparently went into the building and then shot back from inside. Now, the crowd only dispersed apparently when a U.S. helicopter started hovering around.
But, as you mentioned, despite this tension in some areas, well, the raids do continue to hunt for Saddam Hussein, say military officials. In the last 24 hours until this morning there had been 17 raids, 80 people at least netted, a lot of weapons and money seized.
And we're hoping to hear a little later in the afternoon by the chief of police, if you will, here in Baghdad, and hopefully he'll update us on what's been happening there -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Rym Brahimi bringing us up-to-date live out of Baghdad this morning. We appreciate it.
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Aired August 5, 2003 - 06:07 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The raids go on in Tikrit. Seventeen raids in 24 hours have netted 80 people, but no Saddam.
Let's go live to Baghdad now and Rym Brahimi to tell us more about that, and another attack in Fallujah?
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, that's right, Carol. Really, tension emerging again in Fallujah, and, as you know, this was a place where -- really, this was where a lot of the tension initially started against U.S. soldiers here. It's believed to be still a very sort of staunchly loyalist area to the Saddam Hussein regime.
Now, in that area we understand that there was a lot of rioting. Basically, angry crowds went into an Iraqi police station and ransacked the whole place. There was also some shooting. U.S. troops apparently were shot at by a rocket-propelled grenade, according to eyewitnesses, who also say that they saw one U.S. soldier being injured, but that hasn't been confirmed by U.S. authorities for the time being.
The angry crowds were shouting anti-U.S. slogans. They also set police cars to fire.
U.S. troops apparently went into the building and then shot back from inside. Now, the crowd only dispersed apparently when a U.S. helicopter started hovering around.
But, as you mentioned, despite this tension in some areas, well, the raids do continue to hunt for Saddam Hussein, say military officials. In the last 24 hours until this morning there had been 17 raids, 80 people at least netted, a lot of weapons and money seized.
And we're hoping to hear a little later in the afternoon by the chief of police, if you will, here in Baghdad, and hopefully he'll update us on what's been happening there -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Rym Brahimi bringing us up-to-date live out of Baghdad this morning. We appreciate it.
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