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[Rick Faurot]

Iraq shuts Al-Jazeera's Baghdad office

Qatar-based TV network to close in capital for one month
Saturday, August 7, 2004 Posted: 12:40 PM EDT (1640 GMT)

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's interim government has closed the Baghdad office of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television network for one month, citing national security concerns.

"This decision was taken to protect the people of Iraq and the interests of Iraq," Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's told a news conference Saturday.