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Deadly Ammo Dump Explosion in Baghdad

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Published April 26, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

Up to 14 people are killed and many more injured in Baghdad after a munitions dump near a heavily populated neighborhood catches fire. U.S. soldiers say unidentified assailants had fired flares into the depot, sparking a fire and explosions. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

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