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| US strike 'kills Iraqi civilians' | US strike 'kills Iraqi civilians' |
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| Eight civilians have been killed in an air strike by US military helicopters north of Baghdad, Iraqi police say. | Eight civilians have been killed in an air strike by US military helicopters north of Baghdad, Iraqi police say. |
| Two children were among those who died in the attack on Wednesday evening near the town of Baiji, the police said. | Two children were among those who died in the attack on Wednesday evening near the town of Baiji, the police said. |
| Baiji's police chief said the attack targeted a group of shepherds in a farming area. The US military said the incident was under investigation. | Baiji's police chief said the attack targeted a group of shepherds in a farming area. The US military said the incident was under investigation. |
| In other violence, an Iraqi TV cameraman is reported to have been shot dead in crossfire in Baghdad. | In other violence, an Iraqi TV cameraman is reported to have been shot dead in crossfire in Baghdad. |
| 'Tense relations' | 'Tense relations' |
| A US military spokeswoman, Lt Col Maura Gillen, said one of its helicopters fired in the Baiji area after noting "suspicious activity", and she said people travelling in a car had ignored warnings to stop their vehicle. | |
| Locals said some of those killed had been people running away on foot after the US forces entered the area. | Locals said some of those killed had been people running away on foot after the US forces entered the area. |
| A local man, Ghafil Rashed, told Reuters that his brother and son had been killed in the attack: "The Americans raided our houses... People started fleeing with their children, then the aircraft started bombing people in a street along the farm." | A local man, Ghafil Rashed, told Reuters that his brother and son had been killed in the attack: "The Americans raided our houses... People started fleeing with their children, then the aircraft started bombing people in a street along the farm." |
| Baiji's police chief, Col Mudher Qaisi, told Reuters news agency that the attack was a criminal act, and would make relations between Iraqi citizens and the US forces tense. | Baiji's police chief, Col Mudher Qaisi, told Reuters news agency that the attack was a criminal act, and would make relations between Iraqi citizens and the US forces tense. |
| "This will negatively affect security improvements," he said. | "This will negatively affect security improvements," he said. |
| In a press statement, the US military said it regretted the loss of innocent civilian lives. | In a press statement, the US military said it regretted the loss of innocent civilian lives. |
| In a separate development the Iraqi satellite television channel, Afaq TV, said one of its cameramen, Wissam Ali Auda, had been shot dead in sniper fire in the Obeidi district of Baghdad. | In a separate development the Iraqi satellite television channel, Afaq TV, said one of its cameramen, Wissam Ali Auda, had been shot dead in sniper fire in the Obeidi district of Baghdad. |