| US helicopter strike kills children By the Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi police say eight civilians have been killed by a U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad. The U.S. military says the strike was targeting al-Qaida militants but acknowledges some civilian deaths including children. Associated Press TV News footage shows the bodies of three children among the dead after the strike Wednesday night near Beiji. The U.S. military says the helicopter was targeting an al-Qaida weapons storage facility when it fired on a vehicle whose occupants "exhibited hostile intent." The military does not specify how many people were killed but says the dead included children in the vehicle. Beiji police Col. Mudhher al-Qaisi says the eight dead were civilian farmers and their children who were fleeing U.S. raids in the area. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Neither these AP material nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use. AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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