US soldiers kill 14 yr old boy at wedding who fired gun into air

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/261/world/Neighbors_say_boy_killed_by_U_P.shtml

Neighbors say boy killed by U.S. forces who opened fire after celebratory gunfire at wedding
By Tarek Al-Issawi, Associated Press, 9/18/2003 07:00

FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) Neighbors said Thursday that a 14-year-old boy was killed and six people were wounded after people at a wedding fired guns into the air to celebrate and a passing U.S. military patrol opened fire, believing it was under attack.

The neighbors who witnessed the incident said the boy and the wounded were hit by American fire from a passing convoy of Humvees late Wednesday. The military could not be reached for comment because of communications problems in Baghdad.

Adel Hmood, a neighbor, told The Associated Press that the Americans opened fire in a circle around themselves. He said the dead boy was Sufyan Daoud al-Kubaisi, who was on his way to buy cigarettes when he was killed.

Bullet holes in homes and buildings in the area suggested there was heavy firing by the Americans during the incident, which occurred about two blocks off the main street in Fallujah.
A policeman in the city who spoke on condition of anonymity said he had heard identical reports. There were no U.S. forces to be found in the city Thursday.

Last week, American soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division mistakenly opened fire on Iraqi police cars chasing highway bandits just outside Fallujah, killing eight Iraqi officers. The military has apologized for the incident and opened an investigation.

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YUP...winning the hearts & minds of the locals by killing them.