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C-17 Hit by Surface-to-Air Missile This Morning Entering Baghdad; Apache Catches Fire in Mosul
Aired December 10, 2003 - 10:35 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: We turn to Iraq now where military sources say that a U.S. military C-17 aircraft was apparently hit by a surface-to-air missile this morning. Our Baghdad bureau chief Jane Arraf joins us from the Iraqi capital with the latest on this developing story. Jane, hello.
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Daryn, hello. Before we get to that we want to tell you on an even more developing story. Just a few moments ago, an Apache helicopter in flames near the northern city of Mosul. Now it made an emergency landing. The crew is safe. No injuries according to the military. And no reports of gunfire. Unclear why it was in flames. That's -- still continuing that investigation.
But the one you were referring to, the U.S. military says that a surface-to-air missile apparently hit a C-17 cargo plane, forcing it to make a landing at Baghdad International Airport before dawn early yesterday.
No injuries in that one either, but an indication that planes there are still vulnerable to those shoulder-fired missiles and other missiles.
And in the northern city of Mosul, Daryn, two U.S. soldiers died in two separate incidents. One of them guarding a gas station. Now gas has been a crisis lately, gasoline. As they were guarding a gas station, the soldier was hit in a drive-by shooting. Another soldier with him wounded.
And in a separate incident, a convoy was hit by small arms fire and homemade bomb. One soldier died in that and three more were wounded. Now this does southbound like quite a laundry list, Daryn.
But here in Baghdad something happened that wasn't actually attack. It was the opening, the announcement of a war crimes tribunal announced by Iraq's U.S.-appointed Governing Counsel. Now this is to try people for war crimes, including those who may not be captured yet. Saddam Hussein, for instance.
The court announced -- the proposed court will try Saddam even if he isn't found. And they also said that they're thinking of reinstating the death penalty -- Daryn.
KAGAN: Live news coming out of Iraq. In fact, even some of that news, Jane, is taking place here in the U.S. We're going to tell our viewers about that. Thank you for that report from Baghdad. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Baghdad; Apache Catches Fire in Mosul>
Aired December 10, 2003 - 10:35 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: We turn to Iraq now where military sources say that a U.S. military C-17 aircraft was apparently hit by a surface-to-air missile this morning. Our Baghdad bureau chief Jane Arraf joins us from the Iraqi capital with the latest on this developing story. Jane, hello.
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Daryn, hello. Before we get to that we want to tell you on an even more developing story. Just a few moments ago, an Apache helicopter in flames near the northern city of Mosul. Now it made an emergency landing. The crew is safe. No injuries according to the military. And no reports of gunfire. Unclear why it was in flames. That's -- still continuing that investigation.
But the one you were referring to, the U.S. military says that a surface-to-air missile apparently hit a C-17 cargo plane, forcing it to make a landing at Baghdad International Airport before dawn early yesterday.
No injuries in that one either, but an indication that planes there are still vulnerable to those shoulder-fired missiles and other missiles.
And in the northern city of Mosul, Daryn, two U.S. soldiers died in two separate incidents. One of them guarding a gas station. Now gas has been a crisis lately, gasoline. As they were guarding a gas station, the soldier was hit in a drive-by shooting. Another soldier with him wounded.
And in a separate incident, a convoy was hit by small arms fire and homemade bomb. One soldier died in that and three more were wounded. Now this does southbound like quite a laundry list, Daryn.
But here in Baghdad something happened that wasn't actually attack. It was the opening, the announcement of a war crimes tribunal announced by Iraq's U.S.-appointed Governing Counsel. Now this is to try people for war crimes, including those who may not be captured yet. Saddam Hussein, for instance.
The court announced -- the proposed court will try Saddam even if he isn't found. And they also said that they're thinking of reinstating the death penalty -- Daryn.
KAGAN: Live news coming out of Iraq. In fact, even some of that news, Jane, is taking place here in the U.S. We're going to tell our viewers about that. Thank you for that report from Baghdad. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Baghdad; Apache Catches Fire in Mosul>
