10 Iraqis killed in Baghdad
AFP, Reuters, Baghdad
At least 10 people were killed in violence in Baghdad yesterday, three of them civilians allegedly shot by US troops, as al-Qaeda's Iraq branch denied it had named an acting chief for its wounded leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. US lawmakers, meanwhile, rejected an attempt to force on the Bush administration a timetable for withdrawing American troops from the violence-wracked country. "American forces opened fire on a minibus in the Dura district, in southern Baghdad, killing three people and wounding four others," said a defence ministry source. "There was an incident. There was a bus that was shot at in southeast Baghdad but I can't say what time. The details are sketchy and we don't know who was involved," said US military spokesman Lieutenant Jamie Davis. Bus driver Abbas Abbas said US troops opened fire after he pulled over to get out of their way. An early morning car bombing and drive-by shooting killed two policemen, a civilian, a university lecturer and his three bodyguards.
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Young Iraqi men comfort each other at the Yarmuk hospital following a shooting incident in the Dura district of southern Baghdad yesterday. The man (2nd R) survived along with three others, and three passengers were killed after the mini-bus they were travelling in was shot at by US soldiers. PHOTO: AFP |
