Search For Downed Pilots

Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan, left, and Mohamad Saeed Sahhaf, the Minister of Information, give a briefing on military activities in Iraq.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

Several buildings were heavily damaged when an American bomb landed in a residential area of south central Baghdad.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

A large crowd watches as Iraqi soldiers search for two downed pilots near central Baghdad. The search went on for several hours and continued into the night.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

Crowds cheer as Iraqi soldiers set fires along the banks of the Tigris River in an attempt to flush out what they believed was two downed British pilots.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan gives a briefing on military activities in Iraq.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

Iraqi soldiers continue their search along the Tigris River for two downed British pilots. The skies over Baghdad were filled with smoke as fires set as a smoke screen by the Iraqis continued to burn.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

An Iraqi soldier stands by the edge of the Tigris River where two British pilots were believed to have parachuted into the water. The search went on for several hours, but no one was found.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

An Iraqi woman examines the damage caused when an American bomb landed in a residential area of south central Baghdad. It isn’t clear whether the homes were targeted or if the bombing was an accident.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)

Two Iraqis were reported injured when an American bomb landed in a residential area of south central Baghdad.  (Carolyn Cole / LAT)