(2)Iraqis pull down statue of Saddam's predecessor Bakr

(2)Iraqis pull down statue of Saddam's predecessor Bakr

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqis remove the head from a statue of former President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Saddam Hussein's predecessor, with a crane in Baghdad on May 18 before pulling it down.

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