March 26, 2003

Under air raid sirens in Kuwait, texting brings comfort

The wail of air raid sirens bring terror to Baghdad but also to Kuwait City, according to an insightful eye witness account by a British hairdresser in Kuwait, who has been e-mailing the The Evening Post. As missiles fly over (Salwa) south of Kuwait City, the noise is terrifying and getting in touch with relatives by international calls is nearly impossible. "The phone networks are overloaded with SMS texting which is turning out to be the only form of communication between friends". Said Kathy McGregor, whose family home is in West Bridgford.

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