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First US plane lands in Baghdad

BAGHDAD AIRPORT, April 6. The first U.S. military aircraft landed at Baghdad airport today, a senior source in the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division's aviation brigade, who was at the airport, said.

The C-130 military transporter landed at about 0800 hrs local time (0930 hrs IST). about an hour after dark, on the western, military side of the airport He gave no details of whether it was carrying a load. U.S. forces seized the airport, some 20 km southwest of the city centre, on Friday. - Reuters

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