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(18 May 2003) 1. Statue of former Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Baqr with a man on top of its head beating it with a stick 2. Demonstrators around statue with banners 3. Long shot of statue's head with a man standing there while hitting it with a shoe 4. Demonstrators holding banners calling for the removal of Ba'ath party members 5. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Vox pop: "The person who started the crimes in Iraq was Ahmed Hassan Al Baqr because Saddam was working under his protection. The first crime committed by Al Baqr was executing one of our Sunni brothers Abdul Aziz al-Badri, the Sunni leader. He deported a lot of our religious leaders including Mahdi al-Hakim." 6. Wide reverse shot of statue with crowd around it 7. US troops watching 8. Crane knocking the head off the statue 9. People hitting the head with shoes, as it is carried away 10. A man holding up a plate with the portrait of President Abdul Karim Qasim who ruled in the late-1950s and others just visible giving the victory sign with their fingers 11. Body of statue being toppled 12. Wide of demonstrators surrounding the fallen statue STORYLINE: With the help of a crane, dozens of Iraqis chanting anti-Ba'ath Party slogans toppled a statue of former President Ahmed Hassan al-Baqr on Sunday in the upscale Baghdad district of al-Mansour. At one stage a man stood on top of the statue and used his shoe to hit the bronze face. Al-Baqr came to power in a 1968 coup and remained in office until 1979. Saddam Hussein wielded vast influence during al-Baqr's years at the helm. Saddam officially succeeded al-Baqr in 1979, becoming the head of the Baath Party as well. Al-Baqr died in 1982. Saddam remained in office for more than 23 years until being ousted last month, when American forces captured Baghdad in the coalition's war on Iraq. The Ba'ath Party was banned by US authorities last week. Graffiti at the base of al-Bakr's statue said: "Oh, Saddam, we shall avenge you." It was dated April 28, Saddam's birthday. Saddam's own statues in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq have been toppled by crowds. Most of the thousands of portraits, posters and murals bearing his image have either been defaced or destroyed. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...