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To: Techplayer who wrote (10427)	4/3/2003 11:30:53 AM
From: Techplayer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14610

US network says buses of Iraqis fleeing Baghdad Iraqi deserters and civilians are flooding out of Baghdad by the busload and surrendering to US forces advancing on the Iraqi capital, a US television reporter travelling with US Marines said. "There are so many people on the road now that it's impossible to further conduct military operations and so our unit has stopped now and set up a hasty prisoner of war compound," US ABC correspondent Mike Cerre said. Reporting from central Iraq, south of Baghdad with the 1st Marine Division, Mr Cerre said US support aircraft had counted more than 60 buses filled with Iraqis fleeing Baghdad. "What is stopping us now is the flood of deserters and civilians, on buses, trucks, taxicabs and whatever they can catch a ride on, trying to make their way south to their families or American forces to surrender" he said. US ABC TV showed grainy television footage of scores of Iraqis walking toward US forces with their hands up. The footage also showed several large touring buses on the road.