Soldiers kill woman shield in IED standoff

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Soldiers kill woman shield in IED standoff
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Apr 4, 2008 7:47:40 EDT

BAGHDAD — U.S. soldiers accidentally shot and killed an Iraqi woman while targeting a man planting a roadside bomb in Baghdad, the military said Thursday.

The soldiers were on a foot patrol Wednesday in northeastern Baghdad when they fired three rounds at the suspect, killing him, according to a statement. The troops then opened fire on another man trying to remove the roadside bomb from the site as a crowd gathered.

The military said the man was wounded along with one of two local women he was using as shield against the soldiers.

“After the engagement, the woman died of her wounds,” the military said.

It also said the roadside bomb and the wounded woman had been taken away by the crowd when the U.S. patrol approached the site of the incident.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/04/ap_iedshield_040308/