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Allied forces holding 3,500 PoW: Rumsfeld

There are "in excess of 3,500 Iraq prisoners of war," the US Defence Secretary said, adding that thousands more Iraqis were part of units that disbanded.

Published on: Mar 26, 2003, 24:51:00 IST
PTI | By , London
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US-led forces are holding more than 3,500 prisoners of war in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Tuesday.

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There are "in excess of 3,500 Iraq prisoners of war," Rumsfeld said, adding that thousands more Iraqis were part of units that disbanded.

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