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SLUG: 301649 Iraq / U-S P-O-W
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DATE= 4/2/2003 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE= Iraq / U-S POW (S only) NUMBER=2-301649 BYLINE= Scott Bobb DATELINE= As-Sayliyah, Qatar CONTENT= VOICED AT: ///UPDATES 2- 2-301637 PENTAGON/WAR/// INTRO: Coalition forces in Iraq have freed an American soldier who was taken prisoner in an ambush by Iraqi forces last week. V-O-A Correspondent Scott Bobb has details from coalition headquarters in Qatar. TEXT: Central Command spokesman Captain Frank Thorp says U-S special forces troops rescued private Jessica Lynch from a hospital near Nasiriyah around midnight Wednesday. ///THORP ACT./// They very quickly got done what they were trying to get done and left in a matter of minutes. /// END ACT/// Captain Thorp said the American troops met some resistance but sustained no casualties. Private Lynch was injured when her supply convoy was ambushed 10 days, ago during the early days of the war. She is now recovering in a coalition medical facility. Special forces also reportedly retrieved the remains of 11 bodies at the hospital. The spokesman says these are being examined to determine if they are coalition troops. (signed) Neb/sb/awp |
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