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Artillery fire heard in southern outskirts of Baghdad for first time
BAGDHAD (AFP) Apr 03, 2003
 Artillery fire was heard around 8:00 pmThursday on the southern outskirts of Baghdad, part of which was plunged into darkness following a power cut, AFP correspondents in the Iraqi capital reported.

It was the first such time artillery fire could be heard from central Baghdad, as US forces said they were approaching the capital.

The barrage of pounding fire seemed to be coming from the Iraqi defence lines, and no sounds of exploding shells were heard.

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