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Baghdad sees red once again — double-deckers, that is

Common across Baghdad in years past, red double-decker buses are again plying the Iraqi capital's traffic-choked streets after many were ransacked in the years of unrest following the 2003 invasion. The brand-new red buses with long white and black stripes on their sides began limited operations on Saturday, making halting progress amid masses of taxis […]

Sammy Ketz and W.G. Dunlop report for AFP:

Common across Baghdad in years past, red double-decker buses are again plying the Iraqi capital's traffic-choked streets after many were ransacked in the years of unrest following the 2003 invasion.

The brand-new red buses with long white and black stripes on their sides began limited operations on Saturday, making halting progress amid masses of taxis and pedestrians in central Baghdad.