Iraqi policeman kills army soldier by mistake in Ninewa
NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: An Iraqi policeman accidentally killed an army soldier in an incident on Saturday northwest of Mosul city.
The policeman was on duty at a checkpoint while the soldier was not on duty,' a local police source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
He explained that the policeman opened fire on the soldier when the former thought the latter was a gunman attempting to attack the checkpoint. The soldier died instantly,' the source noted.
Posted by: Steve White 2010-05-02 |