Military

DATE= 9/11/2003

TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT

TITLE= IRAQ / 9-11 ATTACKS (S)

NUMBER=2-307375

BYLINE= SCOTT BOBB

DATELINE= BAGHDAD

CONTENT=

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INTRO: In Iraq, civilians and military members of the U-S led coalition commemorated the second anniversary of the September 11th attacks Thursday morning. VOA Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from Baghdad that memorial services were held in various parts of the country.

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///SOUND OF BAGPIPES,ESTAB UNDER AND HOLD///

To the sound of bagpipes played by a British soldier, solemn officials, led by coalition authority head Paul Bremer and coalition forces commander General Ricardo Sanchez, paid their respects to the victims of the September 11th attacks.

The ceremony took place at the coalition's main headquarters in the bombed out palace of deposed president Saddam Hussein. Coalition members also held prayer breakfasts and memorial services in other parts of Iraq. And several dozen U-S enlisted soldiers became non-commissioned officers at a ceremony in the northern city, Tikrit.

Among Iraqi citizens, however, the anniversary went largely un-marked. Some Iraqis said they felt indifference. Others expressed anger, saying the September 11th attacks resulted in the war on Iraq and the occupation of their country. (signed)

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