Reply #4: 19 people killed over 100 wounded.... [View All]

[leftchick]

DeepModem Mom posted this in GD for me...

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1130265,00.html


IRAQIS KILLED IN CLASHES

At least 19 Iraqis have been killed and more than 100 wounded after Spanish-led coalition troops fired on protesters in the Iraqi city of Najaf.

Reporters said troops fired from several directions, prompting clashes between the troops and militiamen loyal to a radical Shi'ite cleric.


The protests had erupted over the arrest of an aide to the cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr.

Witnesses said the troops opened fire when thousands of protesters tried to enter a coalition base on the edge of the city.

Spanish, El Salvadorean and other Spanish-speaking troops are headquartered at the base.