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round Is over 2,000 pounds, and that translates to about l8~000 pounds of ordnance that went in
on some command and control bunkers. We confirmed that those bunkers were destroyed by
airborne observation. 1 think an interesting note from those experts in the battleship business, that a
.6 inch round from a battleship can hit at 25 miles away, a target the si~e of a tennis cowt. it's a
~cry accurate weapon system.
Although we didn't have any SCUDs r~~~~ at us last nigl~t, we did COntinuC 10 attack known
SCUD sites, confirmed by intelligence reports of activity1 and three differerit locations - - both those
that ftred towards Israel and also Saudi Arabia. We attacked thne sites and had some vehicle,
darnag~ We cannot conflnn any tells, but certainly we Ilad at least sotne support vehicles damaged at
each one of those three sites.
We had one shooting incident last night which you already have reported, and I'll confirm that
-- the shooting incident in Jiddah where we had five military people on a bus It was a contract bus,
taking some of our troops to their place or work - three American servkemen, one Saud~ Guard, and
one ~gyptian driver. The resulting injuries were from broken glass. ;~ looks like a 9mm. It also
appears to be out of an abandoned lot near one of the main toads. The Saudis0 of course, have
responsibility for investigating that, and I'm sure more facts will come out when they get a better
handle On that particular incident.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is the extent of the significant activity in the theater today. 4
would like to1 very early, open this up to questions and answers.
Q: The incident in Jiddah, are you still rcferring to it as a possible terrorist attack?
A: I thtnk that's a reasonable conclusion at this time. It looks like a random shooting, very
~inall target, and certainly no acknowledgment on thc part of any organi~tion that it was a contrived
errorist activity, so I think 1105 pretty early to connect that with necessarily planned terrorism
activi~.
* Q: You say too early to talk about planned terrorist actiYity. what about someone who is
upset with the situation here, could it be sort of a free-lance terrorist act?
A: That's certainly a feasible explanation for that particular incident.
Q: ~iere are reports today out of Baghdad on Reuter, three waves of allied boi'~bers,
B-52's, fighter bombers as well, hitting targets in and around Baghdai Can you confirm that. and
tell us are these targets Republican Guard,~or what targets still stand to be hit in the area?
A: You're talking about 13-52 raids in tl)C Baghdad area?
Q: J3-52's southeast and west of Baghdad city proper, and a series of attacks on the
outsktrts0 which include B-520s. Can you tell us if this has indeed happened1 and if so, what targets
still stand in the area 9f Bag?idad?
A: We, obviously, continue to attack targets in the Baghdad area, but as far as exactly how
inuch damage lias been done by those particular raids, I could not address them right now. The B-52
Issue Is one that's curious. The 13-52's have been targeting the Republican Guard, and I can at least
conflrm that we've not been looking for the Republican Guard in Baghdad at this time, So it's a
questionable report.
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