Iraq’s national museum reopens
Iraq’s National Museum in Baghdad was formally re-dedicated today. The museum’s been closed for six years since chaotic weeks following the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details from Jane Arraf of Christian Science Monitor, who toured the museum today.
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