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Child killed by U.S. fire in Mosul

May 7, 2009 - 06:04:11

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: A 12-year-old child was killed by U.S. soldiers’ random fire they opened after their patrol was targeted by a hand-grenade hurled by an unidentified gunman in western Mosul city on Thursday, police said.

“The incident occurred in Ras al-Jadah area, western Mosul, when the U.S. military opened random fire at pedestrians,” a security source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

He did not give further details. Aswat al-Iraq failed to contact the U.S. side for comments.

Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

AmR (P)

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