A US military spokesman has said that some of their forces are in the centre of the city, but a BBC journalist in Baghdad said he couldn't see any there.

Some of this confusion is because no-one is exactly sure where the centre of Baghdad is.

Earlier, Iraqi officials said their people were preparing "unconventional" attacks to win back the airport, which coalition forces took on Friday.

On Friday, Iraqi television broadcast film which it said showed President Saddam Hussein meeting cheering residents on the streets of Baghdad.

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