U S and Iraqi forces halt large prison siege south of Baghdad
Insurgents tried a pre dawn attack on a Madain prison run by the Interior Ministry. Fifty fighters were captured and four police officers including the special unit commander were killed in a two hour gunbattle before US and Iraqi forces subdued the raid. One Syrian was among the detainees.
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Iraqi CBS cameraman to face trial in April in Baghdad
CBS reports Abdul Ameer Younis Hussein, an Iraqi cameraman for CBS News, was wounded and detained by U.S. forces. His trial, delayed to April 5 by an Iraqi judge, has charges not yet public. A tape in his camera prompted suspicions of prior knowledge of attacks on U.S. troops. In Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei endorsed U S Iran talks on Iraq but warned against U S bullying.
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Bombing suspects arrested in Bolivia
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