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Britain puts total Iraqi POW count at 9,000
LONDON (AFP) Apr 03, 2003
 Coalition forces now hold more than 9,000 Iraqi prisoners of war, British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon told the House of Commons on Thursday.

The figure is 1,000 higher than the one Hoon gave in the Commons on Monday, and substantially higher than "more than 4,500" given Wednesday by US General Vincent Brooks at coalition headquarters in Qatar.

On the imminent battle for Baghdad, Hoon told MPs: "Do not underestimate the task that still faces our forces or the length of time that it may take to complete."

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