Iraq: August 16, 2003

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A mortar attack on a prison killed six prisoners and wounded over fifty. No Americans were hurt.  

In Baghdad, an explosion destroyed part of the water distribution system, depriving hundreds of thousands of city residents of water. Local residents blamed Baath party saboteurs. 

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