IRAQ-IRAN: IRAQI MISSILE ATTACK ON TEHRAN

Created: 3/1/1988

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IRAQ-IRAN: Iraqi Mliilleon Tehran

Iraq used balllatlc mlaWaa yestcrdiy and today for Ih* first* time in the war.y as nine missilesfired from near At 'Amarah In souincastcrn Iraq at the Iranian, capita1 ta. At isaat threehit (he vKlrUty of Tehran. Baghdafl threatened to fire more mlaaiNM at the Iranian capital ai retatlaiion tor Iranian artBlery and maeile attacks on Iraqi dies last weekend.

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