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Some Tomahawks fell on Saudi, US suspends routes JT, 3/30/03 AS SAYLIYA CAMP (R) — Some US Tomahawk cruise missiles aimed at Iraq have fallen on Saudi Arabia, forcing planners to suspend certain routes for launches, US military commanders said on Saturday. "In the case of Saudi Arabia, we did have a number of T-LAM missiles that were reported down in their territory," Major-General Victor Renuart told a news conference at war headquarters in Qatar. "We continue to use Tomahawk cruise missiles throughout the theatre. We have coordinated with the Saudis to hold on a couple of routes that might put them in a position where they could be close to any civilian population," he said. Renuart said the problem occured shortly after the launch phase of the missiles, before they begin their cruise flight towards Iraq. "Basically we have a situation where the Saudis have said, 'Can you see if we can figure out what has caused this?'" Renuart said. "And so we have agreed with them to conduct a review of those launch procedures." In Washington, a US defence official said: "They (the Saudis) said, 'Just don't come through this corridor until we figure out what's going on.'" Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official added that "more than one and less than five" missiles had come down in the Saudi desert, adding that the missiles did not explode and that the suspension had not hindered US war operations.
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