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US fire kills six Iraqis in Tikrit: Hospital Chief
Tikrit, Iraq, Aug 08: Five Iraqi men and one child were killed today by us gunfire in a street market in the town of Tikrit, the director of the main hospital in Saddam Hussein`s hometown north of Baghdad told a news agency.
Tikrit, Iraq, Aug 08: Five Iraqi men and one
child were killed today by us gunfire in a street market in
the town of Tikrit, the director of the main hospital in
Saddam Hussein's hometown north of Baghdad told a news agency.
US soldiers opened fire at five arms sellers who were
test firing Kalashnikov assault rifles for customer, killing
them, Salah al-Dulaimi said.
A child who was in the marketplace of the town, 175
kilometers north of Baghdad, was also fatally
shot, and a woman was wounded, he said.
There was no immediate confirmation of the incident
from the US military.
Bureau Report
Bureau Report