IRAQ: Schools in Baghdad reopen

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Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

BAGHDAD, May 3 2003 (IPS) - Schools in Baghdad reopened today as life was gradually returning to normal in the Iraqi capital after US troops toppled the regime of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein last month.

A BBC radio report said that the photos of Saddam which had been removed from school classrooms could still be seen in school books.

Teachers are still unsure if they will be paid at the end of the month and many parents preferred to keep their children home as the security situation hasn’t yet been brought under full control.