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A system of coupled second order hyperbolic equations of the form \[ w_{tt}=\Delta w + F_1(w)+P_1(z), \qquad z_{tt}=\Delta z +F_2(z)+P_2(w) \] is studied under various boundary conditions which are subject to control functions. Exact controllability depends on certain energy estimates, i.e. Carleman estimates. The main problem in establishing such estimates for the system under consideration is the presence of the first order terms in the original and coupled variables. The paper includes a proof of the Carleman estimates using general differential multipliers. The controls are active only on a part of the boundary. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0864.00059].