Reuters soundman killed in Baghdad, police blame US

[mogster]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Reuters Television soundman was shot dead in Baghdad on Sunday and a cameraman who was wounded was still being questioned by U.S. troops 12 hours later.

Iraqi police said the two, both Iraqis, were shot by U.S. forces. A U.S. military spokesman said the incident was being investigated. The cameraman was being held and questioned because of "inconsistencies in his initial testimony," he added.

Waleed Khaled, 35, was hit by a shot to the face and at least four to the chest as he drove to check a report, called in to the Reuters bureau by a police source, of an incident involving police and gunmen in the western Hay al-Adil district.

"A team from Reuters news agency was on assignment to cover the killing of two policemen in Hay al-Adil; U.S. forces opened fire on the team from Reuters and killed Waleed Khaled, who was shot in the head, and wounded Haider Kadhem," an Interior Ministry official quoted the police incident report as saying.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-08-28T203336Z_01_MAR862048_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-IRAQ-REUTERS-DC.XML
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This man was hired by Norw. Broadcasting on several occations, and even made interviews in areas where Norw. journalists wasn't allowed access.

[annabanana]

1. WE killed them? well that's just great

If true:

1) It was stupid panic and the soldiers thought the camera equipment was IED

or

2) They were about to ask awkward questions

(Will the rank and file media have to revolt against their bosses?)

[Moderator]

2. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1732972