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U.S. Forces Fired on Car Carrying Freed Italian Hostage in Iraq

Filed at 3:11 p.m. ET

ROME (AP) -- A freed Italian hostage was injured and an Italian intelligence officer killed Friday after a U.S. armored vehicle fired on a car in which they were riding in Iraq, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.

Berlusconi, an ally of the United States who has kept troops in Iraq despite public opposition at home, said he has asked the U.S. ambassador for an explanation.

"Given that the fire came from an American source I called in the American ambassador," Berlusconi told reporters. "I believe we must have an explanation for such a serious incident, for which someone must take the responsibility."

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Italy-Iraq-Hostage.html?hp&ex=1109998800&en=517ef344df7c7553&ei=5094&partner=homepage