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TV station staffer wounded by U.S. fire in Baghdad

January 1, 2009 - 03:45:32

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: U.S. forces opened fire on Thursday at a staffer from the satellite TV station Biladi in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, leaving her seriously wounded, according to the channel director.

“Colleague Hadeel Emad, a montage staffer working for Biladi channel, was seriously wounded today (1-1-2009) after U.S. soldiers opened fire at her near al-Jadiriya bridge in Baghdad, without any apparent reason,” Sattar Ghanim told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“Emad is now in a hospital in a very critical condition as the bullet she received badly damaged her midsection,” he said.

Ghanim held the U.S. forces responsible, adding the incident indicates “how cheap the Iraqi blood is in the eyes of the U.S. forces”.

Aswat al-Iraq news agency failed to contact the U.S. side for comments.

AmR (P)

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