US helicopter fire kills two Iraqis, wounds seven children

[Barrett808]

Source: AFP

BAGHDAD (AFP) - At least two people were killed and seven children wounded when a US helicopter opened fire after coming under attack in the northern city of Mosul, the US military said Wednesday.

Iraqi police Brigadier General Abdel Karim Khalaf al-Juburi from Mosul gave a higher toll, saying that four people were killed in the shooting, which took place in the city's central Al-Zangili neighbourhood.

The US military said one of its helicopters received "small arms fire from the ground and defended itself" while flying near Mosul.

"Forces on the ground responding to the area reported that two people were killed in the exchange and seven children were wounded," it said.

Juburi put the number of wounded at 14, including two children.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070711/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestusmosul

[DangerDave921]

1. Gut feeling

Maybe Chertoff had a gut feeling those kids were going to grow up and become terrorists.

[Barrett808]

2. Welcome to DU, Dave!

:hi:

[DangerDave921]

3. thanks

Thanks, Syd (Barrett).

[Barrett808]

5. Shine on

;)

[grytpype]

4. There's a big article in the Nation right now about how we are killing Iraqi civilians.

It's shocking. We run them over, shoot them like dogs in a ditch.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070730/hedges