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8 dead in US strike in Fallujah
Eight Iraqis were killed and 10 others wounded, mostly women and children, after US troops clashed with insurgents in the flashpoint city west of Baghdad and warplanes struck two homes, hospital sources said. "We have received eight killed and 10 injured," said doctor Ali Khamis at Fallujah's general hospital, adding that the dead included two women and two children. The US military said earlier it struck positions suspected of being used by insurgents after they attacked a US marine position on the outskirts of the city at about 2.00 pm with rocket-propelled grenades and machine gun and small arms fire. A pick-up truck filled with masked fighters was seen escorting the funeral processions as people shouted slogans against the United States and the interim Iraqi Government.Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-08-15 |
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