Four Iraqi civilians dead from US gunfire: hospital officials

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (AFP) - At least four Iraqi civilians, including two women, were killed when US troops opened fire on cars at the entrance to the hotspot town of Fallujah, hospital officials said.

An AFP correspondent at Fallujah Hospital said eight other Iraqis were wounded, four seriously, after the incident at 10:45 pm (1845) outside the town 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of Baghdad.

Rafeh Issawi, a doctor at the hospital, said four people were pronounced dead from gunshot wounds and their bodies taken away by relatives.

The dead were identified as Biajia al-Jumaili, 65, her daughter Amal, 40, her son-in-law Zamel, 45, and Khalil Jadduh al-Jumaili, 40, whose relationship with the other victims was not clear.

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