Iraq rebuilding projects slowed due to violence

Friday, April 23, 2004

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Violence across Iraq has interrupted repair on key electricity and water systems and forced giant firms Siemens AG, Bechtel and General Electric to suspend some reconstruction projects, threatening to undermine the critical U.S. goal of rebuilding Iraq.

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