Ouuups... Sorry ... seems like they were just regular workers...
Fucking insurgents ...
US troops backed by helicopter mistake group of Iraqi workers for insurgents in central Baghdad.
BAGHDAD - A group of Iraqi workers in Baghdad came under fire Tuesday from US troops who mistook them for insurgents, injuring 26, an interior ministry source said.
The source said US troops fired on a crowd of workers in the central Baghdad neighbourhood of Alawi, while a defence ministry source reported an exchange of fire between suspected rebels and US forces in the area.
But a number of casualties lying in Al-Yarmouk hospital said that a US helicopter fired at them as they were gathered outside a hotel.
"The electricity went out at around 0500 (0100 GMT), so we exited the hotel to the street to have breakfast in the fresh air. A helicopter then opened fire into the street," said Ali Mohammad, who sustained neck and leg injuries.
Makki Hassan, a 50-year-old resident of the neighbourhood, said that a number of people sleeping on the roofs of their houses were also struck by gunfire.
The US military, contacted by AFP, had no immediate information on the incident.
BAGHDAD - A group of Iraqi workers in Baghdad came under fire Tuesday from US troops who mistook them for insurgents, injuring 26, an interior ministry source said.
The source said US troops fired on a crowd of workers in the central Baghdad neighbourhood of Alawi, while a defence ministry source reported an exchange of fire between suspected rebels and US forces in the area.
But a number of casualties lying in Al-Yarmouk hospital said that a US helicopter fired at them as they were gathered outside a hotel.
"The electricity went out at around 0500 (0100 GMT), so we exited the hotel to the street to have breakfast in the fresh air. A helicopter then opened fire into the street," said Ali Mohammad, who sustained neck and leg injuries.
Makki Hassan, a 50-year-old resident of the neighbourhood, said that a number of people sleeping on the roofs of their houses were also struck by gunfire.
The US military, contacted by AFP, had no immediate information on the incident.
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