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US forces detain looters for first time in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 13, 2003
US forces detained suspected thieves for the first time in Baghdad on Sunday, stopping 25 men on the east bank of the Tigris, an AFP photographer witnessed.

The troops forced the men to halt on the al-Jumhuriya bridge and get down on the ground. Three were taken into custody along with a fourth who was injured, the photographer said.

Baghdad residents have expressed growing anger at widespread looting since the collapse of government authority Wednesday when US troops entered the heart of the Iraqi capital.

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