Library in Baghdad burns
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Almost all of the contents of Iraq's national library and archives are reported to have been destroyed by fire, meaning the loss of priceless records of the country's history.
The library, in central Baghdad, housed several rare volumes, including entire royal court records and files from the period when Iraq was part of the Ottoman Empire.
BBC <a href =
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2948021.stm>Apr 14, 2003