Interim Iraqi police chief begins work in Baghdad

Wednesday, April 23, 2003

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An interim police chief appointed by the U.S. Army began work Tuesday, taking command of hundreds of Iraqi police already patrolling the streets of Baghdad but acknowledging that American troops remain in charge.

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