Iraq claims intercepting 21 cruise missiles
Updated on Mar 23, 2003 03:10 PM IST
Iraq has claimed to have intercepted 21 of the hundreds of cruise missiles fired by the allies.

PTI | , Doha
Agence France-PresseIraqi ground forces have intercepted 21 of the hundreds of cruise missiles fired by the US-led coalition since they began their war on Iraq, Iraqi army headquarters has said.
The army statement received by Al-Jazeera television news did not specify where the missiles were shot down, saying only that the coalition forces had targeted government buildings in several Iraqi cities.
The US-led forces say they have fired hundreds of missiles at Iraqi targets in their campaign to topple President Saddam Hussein.