'U.S. planes target Baghdad'

BAGHDAD, FEB. 16. Iraqi state television said Baghdad was the target of a United States air raid this evening.

``Baghdad was bombed today by enemy American planes,'' it said.

``This aggression is not new. American enemy planes bomb Iraqi cities daily,'' the television said without elaborating.

While incidents occur nearly daily between Baghdad and a U.S.- British force enforcing no-fly zones over northern and southern Iraq, raids on Baghdad are rare.

According to a AP report, air raid sirens wailed through Baghdad on Friday night and explosions were heard as anti-aircraft weapons fired into the skies. Witnesses did not see anything in the skies, but the city was tense as the sirens started just before 1800 GMT. The explosions from anti-aircraft weaponry from the southern and western outskirts of the city began soon after.

Communication facilities near Baghdad were targetted, a CNN report said.

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