US Soldiers Opened Fire on Iraqi Protesters

Politics | April 29, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00
US Soldiers Opened Fire on Iraqi Protesters Iraqis, backdropped by a mosque, participate in a demonstration outside the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq Monday, April 28, 2003 to call for greater representation for Shiite Muslims in the formation of a new Iraqi government. Photo by AP

American soldiers opened fire on Iraqi protesters in a town west of Baghdad after being shot at by some in the crowd.

The shooting took place Monday night in the town of Fallujah, 30 miles west of Baghdad.

According to Col. Arnold Bray of the 82nd Airborne Division, at least seven Iraqis were hit by gunfire.

Dr. Ahmed Ghanim al-Ali, director of Fallujah General Hospital, said there were 13 dead, including three boys under 11 years old.
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