Reuters: U.S. military in Iraq admit airstrike error
Reuters
Monday, February 5, 2007; 7:14 AM
MAHMUDIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. military officers offered their condolences on Monday
to an Iraqi family south of Baghdad in a rare admission of error after killing two
innocent Iraqis in an airstrike last Tuesday.
A U.S. military statement released on January 31 said two "insurgents" out of a four-man
team were killed as they were trying to plant a roadside bomb in the town of Mahmudiya.
Calling the incident a "tragic accident," the officers on Monday handed out $2,500 to the
family for each man killed.
A small group of U.S. officers, accompanied by an Iraqi officer and Mahmudiya's mayor,
entered a tent with their weapons where mourners gathered to pay respect to the victims,
shaking hands with tribesman and drinking hot coffee.
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Monday, February 5, 2007; 7:14 AM
MAHMUDIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. military officers offered their condolences on Monday
to an Iraqi family south of Baghdad in a rare admission of error after killing two
innocent Iraqis in an airstrike last Tuesday.
A U.S. military statement released on January 31 said two "insurgents" out of a four-man
team were killed as they were trying to plant a roadside bomb in the town of Mahmudiya.
Calling the incident a "tragic accident," the officers on Monday handed out $2,500 to the
family for each man killed.
A small group of U.S. officers, accompanied by an Iraqi officer and Mahmudiya's mayor,
entered a tent with their weapons where mourners gathered to pay respect to the victims,
shaking hands with tribesman and drinking hot coffee.
LinkHere
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