BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Ghost stories are pretty
common around the old Iraqi city of Haditha. Still, when the ghosts start
dancing naked in front of oncoming motorists, it creates quite a stir.
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- The state-run Alwan weekly said Saturday that drivers
passing through Horan Valley outside the town of Haditha, 135 miles northeast
of Baghdad, were reporting that ``ghosts appeared next to the bridge, naked
and doing some acrobatic moves.''
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- Tales of ghosts in the Horan Valley are common, but these
ghosts were ``throwing themselves before cars, causing the drivers to panic,''
the paper said.
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- Alwan quoted motorist Shawki Sabar as saying ``they were
almost human -- although I could not concentrate on their looks because
I was so scared and it was dark.''
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- The ghosts were so lifelike that one motorist thought
he'd hit a person and reported the accident to police. The newspaper said
the police checked the area for a body, but found nothing.
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- Some motorists apparently suspect a less supernatural
explanation. According to Alwan, drivers don't brake for ghosts just in
case they are really a ploy by thieves to rob cars.
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