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Baghdad Falls. A Statue Comes Down. A Channel Becomes The Most Famous In The World.APRIL 9, 2003 · 17:22
Coalition forces entered the capital this morning. Crowds toppled a statue in a square in Firdos, where a man stood on a plinth and spoke. That is all that happened, and it is enough that the square is now named after him.
THE PLAZA. THE CAMERA WAS ON THE PALACE ROOF. THE AUDIO WAS FROM SOMEBODY ELSE'S CAMERA.
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THE PLAZA. THE CAMERA WAS ON THE PALACE ROOF. THE AUDIO WAS FROM SOMEBODY ELSE'S CAMERA.
BAGHDAD, April 9 -- Coalition forces took control of Baghdad this morning after fighting in the streets overnight. The government has surrendered.
In the early afternoon thousands of people gathered in Firdos Square and pushed a statue of the former president off its plinth with ropes. American television carried the video continuously for six hours.
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