Reply #19: US admits killing Arab journalists in Iraq [View All]

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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/64BEFBCA-210E-4E39-B8CD-A2EC8E0EB2F1.htm

Aljazeera/Reuters:

The US military has acknowledged it was responsible for killing two journalists working for Dubai-based satellite channel al-Arabiya who were shot close to a checkpoint in the Iraqi capital earlier this month.

Al-Arabiya cameraman Ali Abd al-Aziz died on 18 March from a gunshot wound to the head. Correspondent Ali al-Khatib died from his wounds in hospital the next day. Both were Iraqis.

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On Monday, a US military official said an investigation into the deaths showed troops were responsible, but had acted "within the rules of engagement".

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Before the 18 March incident, at least four journalists had been killed by US forces in Iraq.