''US forces began shooting randomly. Civilians were in the car,'' he said.

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Iraqi police say US soldiers kill three civilians

TIKRIT, Jan 22 (Reuters) Iraqi police accused US soldiers today of shooting dead at least three civilians after an attack on their patrol, but the US military said the dead men were insurgents.

Lieutenant Colonel Najim Ahmed of Baiji police said four civilians had been killed and six wounded when US soldiers fired at a passing car filled with civilians after a roadside bomb exploded nearby.

''US forces began shooting randomly. Civilians were in the car,'' he said.

An Iraqi spokesman for the local Joint Coordination Centre which liaises between Iraqi security forces and the US military, giving a similar account of the incident, said the victims were three Iraqi soldiers.

Iraqi security officials said the US forces later handed over the bodies of three dead men to their relatives, while six wounded men were taken to a US base in Siniya.

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1. and the spread of 'democracy' continues

:eyes: :cry: :puke:

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2. US forces doped up

dumbed down brainwashed trigger happy dick-heads.

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3. but, perhaps, necessarily defensive.