IRAQ: Ammunition explodes atop Ministry of Information

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

BAGHDAD, May 9 2003 (IPS) - Remnants of ammunitions, left behind by the Iraqi army atop the Ministry of Information, exploded when a fire erupted presumably due to high temperature.

Al-Jazeera satellite channel aired pictures of flames burning atop the building while explosions were heard in large parts of the Iraqi capital.

US military boats in the Tigris River were rushed to the ministry’s position after the Americans thought the explosions resulted from an exchange of fire.