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US seizes three presidential palaces
SADDAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AFP) Apr 07, 2003
US forces have seized three Iraqi presidental palaces, including Saddam Hussein's main facility in the heart of Baghdad, a senior US officer said Monday

Lieutenant Colonel Peter Bayer, operations officer for the US army's 3rd Infantry Division, said US troops had "secured the main presidential palace" and another palace in the city center as well as a third near the airport.

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