Web surfers seeking the latest developments on the war in Iraq have put
Tasmania's small township of Bagdad under electronic siege.
Hits to the Bagdad Online Access Centre have more than doubled to 15,000 a
day since the war in Iraq began two weeks ago.
Some of the confused website visitors even offer words of support for the
people of Bagdad, says centre coordinator Lorraine Bennett.
"A lot of them are very encouraging and telling us to keep our head down
and mind the bombs," she said.
"I think the scenario is that they are sending them to the wrong Bagdad and
I'm just saying that we're in Tasmania, Australia, and we thank them for
their good wishes and we hope that the people are fine."
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Britain has confirmed coalition forces have used controversial cluster
bombs in the war on Iraq. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon says the bombs are
sometimes the most effective weapon for dealing with wide target areas.
