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Iraqi Insurgents Attack Provincial Council

from National Public Radio
March 29, 2011

In the Iraqi town of Tikrit Tuesday, gunmen attacked the provincial council headquarters, taking hostages and setting off a battle that raged for hours. By the time it was over, some 50 people had been killed. Melissa Block speaks with NPR's Mike Shuster, who joins us from Baghdad.

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  • All Things Considered, March 29, 2011
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