Military personnel patrol St. Charles Street in New Orleans where residents fearful of looters have been shouting to passing Humvees to alert the soldiers to crimes in progress. (By Shannon Stapleton — Reuters)
“We’re having some pretty intense gun battles breaking out around the city,” said Capt. Jeff Winn of the New Orleans police SWAT team. “Armed gangs of from eight to 15 young men are riding around in pickup trucks, looting and raping,” he said.
Troops Back From Iraq Find Another War Zone In New Orleans, ‘It’s Like Baghdad on a Bad Day’
By Ann Scott TysonWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, September 6, 2005; A10
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