GWT: WRAP Troops search secret tunnels beneath city, plus tunnel maps

Описание: (14 Apr 2003)

April 14, 2003
1. US special forces agent standing with a map of underground tunnels in Baghdad
2. Close shot map
3. Tank driving to location
4. Troops walking and then entering building
5. Troops walking through tunnel
6. Marine shooting at iron gate and walking deeper into tunnel
7. Various troops inside tunnels
8. Marine shooting at door, then kicking it down
9. Various of troops walking through tunnels
10. Various troops smashing door to room and walking among boxes
11. Marines checking boxes
12. Troops leaving building, with armed guards stationed at entrance

April 13, 2003
13. Mid shot of men with detailed map spread across hood of car
14. Close up of compound on map
15. Mid shot of men around map
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Map holder:
"The people they heard some voices coming from under ground. Is it under ground? Yes."
17. Close up of map

STORYLINE:

U-S special forces in Baghdad blasted their way into underground tunnels in the north-east of the city on Monday.

The troops accessed the tunnels from a building in an area called "Medical City" and searched for Saddam Hussein's most loyal fighters - the Fedayeen.

The US special forces used 12-bore shotguns to open doors and gates in the vast complex of tunnels.

During their sweep of the complex, they uncovered what appeared to be ammunition crates and medical supplies.

Earlier on Monday, a resident of Baghdad showed reporters a map which he says showed underground tunnels in the city.

He said he found it amid the chaos and looting that swept Baghdad after US forces ousted the ruling Ba'ath government.

The man was hopeful the map could give clues to the whereabouts of his relatives - imprisoned by the former regime - if they are still alive.

Many in Baghdad believe their lost relatives are imprisoned in underground prison cells.

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