SOUTHLAND
Military truck convoys caused traffic backups on Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton today as Marines began shipping out to Saudi Arabia.
Camp Pendleton officials declined comment on troop movements. But the California Highway Patrol said that large numbers of trucks entering the base backed up morning commuters on I-5 in northern San Diego County.
Bush Administration sources said about 4,000 Marines from the 7th Marine Amphibious Brigade at Twentynine Palms were on their way to the Middle East. They will be joining about 2,300 Army troops already in Saudi Arabia.
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