Saturday, 12. April 2003

Looting is a sign of freedom, allies insist


BRITAIN and America stood aside last night as murder and looting plunged Baghdad and other main cities into new levels of anarchy.

Gunmen and thieves ransacked hospitals, hijacked cars and engaged in bloodletting, often in full view of coalition troops. The northern city of Mosul witnessed scenes of mayhem as Saddam’s troops melted away and the population had an orgy of looting.

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