US army starts broadcasting on Iraqi radio

The US military has taken over the main frequency of Iraqi state radio as US planes began bombing Baghdad at dawn today.

The US military has taken over the main frequency of Iraqi state radio as US planes began bombing Baghdad at dawn today.

"This is the day we have been waiting for," an announcer said in Arabic shortly after the normal Iraqi broadcast went off the air suddenly, within minutes of US air strikes starting.

The new announcer said Saddam Hussein's administration was under attack.

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