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Algorem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 12:00 PM
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Violent Chaos Worsens At Superdome
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UPDATED: 12:22 pm EDT September 1, 2005

Fights and trash fires are breaking out at the Superdome, adding to the chaos in huge crowds of people desperate to get out.

Angry refugees hoping to escape the stifling confines of the dome are packed shoulder-to-shoulder up to the barricades where heavily armed National Guardsmen stand.

The scene at the massive New Orleans arena is chaotic as authorities attempt to evacuate the thousands who had massed inside because of Hurricane Katrina.

Despite the violence, a National Guard commander said the evacuation hasn't been affected...

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