Tuesday, 25. March 2003

SLUG: 2-301262 Iraq Chemical Weapons


DATE=3/25/2003

TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT

TITLE=IRAQ/CHEMICAL WEAPONS

NUMBER=2-301262

BYLINE=ALISHA RYU

DATELINE=CENTRAL IRAQ

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INTRO: U-S ground forces in Iraq have crossed the Euphrates River, entering an area that leads directly to the capital, Baghdad. But as Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from central Iraq, U-S military commanders say the troops could also be within striking distance of Saddam Hussein's artillery shells, which they fear could be filled with deadly chemicals.

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