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Gunmen in police uniforms and driving vehicles used by security forces kidnapped five Britons from an Iraqi Finance Ministry office Tuesday, and a senior Iraqi official said the radical Shiite Mahdi Army militia was suspected.

Higher Ed
HEADLINE: 5 Britons Kidnapped; 10 GIs Die in Iraq CAPTION: Gunmen in police uniforms and driving vehicles used by security forces kidnapped five Britons from an Iraqi Finance Ministry office Tuesday, and a senior Iraqi official said the...
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New security crackdown begins in Baghdad

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1. Wide of Iraqi security troops manning checkpoint 2. Iraqi policeman holding his gun in back of military vehicle 3. Police vehicles driving through checkpoint 4. Policemen by vehicle at checkpoint 5. Soldier with gun on top of...
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Empty streets in Baghdad on 4th anniversary of fall of capital

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1. Wide shot of empty street with barbed wire in foreground 2. Wide shot of al Fardous Square, where the statue of Saddam Hussein used to stand and was toppled during the fall of Baghdad 3. Close-up of mosque and statue 4. Various shots...
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Aftermath at scene where 1 US soldier killed and 2 missing

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1. Sign reading ''Iskandiriyah Traffic section'' with cars driving 2. U.S. military convoy driving along the same road where a U.S. soldier believed killed and two others missing (the actual site of the checkpoint could not be verified)...
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Student demonstration at British Embassy

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1. Protester holding up banner "US, UK are killers, down with killers" 2. Protesters chanting 3. Banner reading "We will not allow Iraq to be changed into Palestine" 4. Israeli flag on the floor 5. Mid shot British, American and Israeli...
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Bodies of 8 Iraqis said to have been kidnapped, pipeline fire

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Iskandariyah 1. Ambulance driving towards hospital 2. Hospital emergency unit sign 3. Blackened rug on ground 4. Man opening door, shows bodies heaped inside 5. Man leaning on fence and crying 6. Men putting deceased man into wooden...
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Suicide car bomber hits central Baghdad ADDS hospital

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AP Television 1. Plume of thick smoke billowing into air at blast scene 2. Pan from smoke behind damaged fence to locals at the scene of the blast 3. Fireman dosing fire 4. Onlookers surrounding charred car on the scene 5. Tilt down of...
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President Bush makes surprise trip to consult with new Iraqi PM

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1. Shot (from interior of transport helicopter) of helicopter preparing to land in Baghdad's Green Zone 2. Ground shot - pan from Air Force One to helicopter at Baghdad Airport 3. Various shots of US President George W. Bush meeting new...
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SYND 22 4 78 SAUDI DEFENCE MINISTER PRINCE SULTAN MEETS IRAQI PRESIDENT IN BAGHDAD

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Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr holding talks with the Saudi Minister Of Defence, Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud in Baghdad. 1. ms Bakr greeting Sultan and delegates 2. cu Sultan 3. ms Bakr, pan to Sultan 4. various of Saudi...
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Explosions in Baghdad, smoke and sirens

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1. Various of Baghdad skyline with AUDIO of sirens sounding Explosions were heard on Sunday in Baghdad near the heavily fortified Green Zone headquarters area of the American-run occupation authority. Smoke rose from above one of Saddam...
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GWT: WRAP Harriers in action, Truman, Constellation, B52s

Higher Ed
UK POOL - Unspecified location in Kuwait/over Iraq 1. Pilot in cockpit 2. Harrier taxiing 3. Harrier taking off 4. Anti-aircraft fire 5. Various, explosions in Baghdad 6. Long shot, Baghdad USS Truman, eastern Mediterranean 7. F18...
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US launches new airstrikes, night shots

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1. City lights at night with shots and planes audible 2. Various of city lights with sustained fire audible 3. Various of city lights 4. Long view of city lights with heavy fire audible US jets struck again in Fallujah Saturday, blasting...
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USA - Tariq Aziz In New York

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Iraqi Vice Prime Minister Tariq Aziz on Friday (14/4) criticized a decision by the U.N. Security Council allowing Iraq to export $4 billion worth of oil annually in order to pay for imports for humanitarian purposes. Aziz, in New York to...
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Leaflets warn Iraqis not to vote

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1. Man reading leaflet "Avoid polling centres. Being close to them endangers your life because they are targets for the Mujahedeen (insurgents)." 2. Leaflet posted and man reading it 3. Group of men reading leaflet Leaflets were posted...
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Explosion in central Baghdad

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1. Plume of smoke rising from among buildings, sound of sirens, an explosion is heard, camera jolts and scans skyline Several explosions rocked the area housing the US-led coalition headquarters in Baghdad on Tuesday. Sirens wailed...
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Militants threaten to behead six new hostages

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Unknown location, date 1. STILL Wide shot of group with masked men in front and what appear to be hostages standing behind - close-up masked man holding un - tilt up to hostages - masked men - tilt up to hostage holding paper - close-up...
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Clashes between Italian troops and Al Sadr militia

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1. Wide shot of black smoke rising from building in Nasiriyah 2. Various smoke - Audio explosion 3. Ambulance rushing through empty street 4. Militiamen from Muqtada al-Sadr's al-Mahdi Army holding RPG's on bridge across Euphrates river...
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CCTV video of car approaching, exploding outside Palestine Hotel

Higher Ed
1. Security camera video of white mini van approaching and exploding outside Palestine Hotel, smoke coming from van 2. Mid of damage from explosion on road 3. Various of scene of explosion A car bomb exploded outside the Palestine Hotel...
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Military convoy deployed to border with Iraq

Higher Ed
Cizre, 45 kilometres (30 miles) from the Iraqi border 1. Long shot of armoured car leading convoy of military trucks and other vehicles along Turkey's Old Silk Road soon after dawn 2. Various of military convoy on road 3. Military trucks...
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Eid preparations in Baghdad

Higher Ed
1. Wide of Rayhanna family fairground 2. Mid of the fairground 3. Two workers using iron cutter near fence of the fairground 4. Various of blacksmiths carrying out work 5. Various of workers cleaning fairground 6. Close-up of worker...
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Ballot boxes, screens and papers delivered ahead of elections

Higher Ed
1. Large crate of ballot boxes being lifted onto platform in warehouse 2. Crate being put on to platform 3. Various of worker on top of crate handing boxes down to other workers 4. Close up of sign on wrapped crates, reading "Ballot...
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Many killed as car bomb strikes commercial district

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1. Ambulance at scene of blast 2. Pan of scene with police car 3. Various of crowds at scene 4. Fire at scene of the blast 5. Various of scene of blast A car bomb exploded in a commercial district of Iraq's second largest city Basra on...
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Blair arrives Russia to smooth over Iraq worries

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1. Wide shot British Prime Minister Tony Blair's plane comes to a halt 2. British embassy officials waiting on tarmac 3. Tony Blair walks down steps of plane and greets embassy officials 4. Various shots of Blair and officials walking...
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SYND 28/2/68 IRQI FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS BEIRUT

Higher Ed
The Iraqi Foreign Minister visits Lebanon and meets with Lebanese President Charles Helou. Later, he meets with Lebanese Prime Minister Abdallah el-Yafi. 1. ws exterior of house 2. ms interior minister enters room and is greeted by...