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US forces accidentally kill three policemen in Baghdad
Three policemen were killed and another wounded when US forces accidentally shot at them in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk on Wednesday, the US military said.
- Agencies
- Published: 12:34 March 19, 2008
Baghdad: Three policemen were killed and another was wounded when US forces accidentally shot at them in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk on Wednesday, the US military said.
US forces fired on the policemen when their vehicle entered a closed-off area north of Baghdad.
In a statement, a military spokeswoman regretted the “tragic accident'', adding that coalition forces take efforts to avoid such incidents.
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