Rockets on donkeys hit major Baghdad sites

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I know this is a dupe and from Moonie run UPI, but this headline deserved a post even if the mods decide to lock it. Thanks

http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20031121-111304-1950r

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Rockets fired from donkey-drawn carts struck two major hotels used by foreign journalists and the Iraqi Ministry of Oil Friday in a barrage that shook downtown Baghdad.

The Palestine and Sheraton Hotels, which are adjacent, were hit by a series of rockets fired by one unmanned donkey-drawn cart in the central Saydoon neighborhood of Baghdad at about 7:15 a.m. At about the same time, another series of rockets - also fired from an unmanned cart - hit the Oil Ministry, igniting a fire on the fifth floor of the sprawling office building, which was unoccupied at the time.

The Palestine and Sheraton hotels, which were once run by international companies but are now known to be owned by local companies, served as media headquarters during and immediately after the U.S.-led war to depose Saddam Hussein. Both continue to house substantial numbers of media organizations, including the BBC, CNN and Fox News.

The hotels also house numerous civilian contractors working with the U.S.-led occupation.

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