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US Troops Go On Rampage, Kill Danish Soldier and Reuters Photographer In Drive By Shooting
A U.S. army tank is seen patrolling on the outskirts of Baghdad in this frame grab taken from footage shot by Reuters cameraman Mazen Dana August 17, 2003. A moment later, shots rang out and Dana hit the ground, killed by shots from a U.S. tank.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030817/161/501v8.html
Recounting the moments before the shooting, Reuters soundman Nael al-Shyoukhi, who was working with Dana, said he had asked a U.S. soldier near the prison if they could speak to an officer and was told they could not.
"They saw us and the they knew about our identities and our mission," Shyoukhi said. The incident happened in the afternoon in daylight.
The soldier agreed to their request to film an overview of the prison from a bridge nearby.
"After we filmed we went into the car and prepared to go when a convoy led by a tank arrived and Mazen stepped out of the car to film. I followed him and Mazen walked three to four meters (yards). We were noted and seen clearly," Shyoukhi said.
"A soldier on the tank shot at us. I lay on the ground. I heard Mazen and I saw him scream and touching his chest.
"I cried at the soldier, telling him you killed a journalist. They shouted at me and asked me to step back and I said 'I will step back but please help, please help and stop the bleed'.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=3&u=/nm/20030817/ts_nm/iraq_cameraman_dc
"A Danish soldier serving with the international stabilisation force in Iraq has been killed in a clash near the southern city of Basra.
...
A preliminary investigation indicated Pedersen may have been killed by friendly fire, the spokesman told the Associated Press.
"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3157877.stm
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Americans have a weird way of making friends. Personally I dont think shooting at people is a great way to make people like you, but perhaps morals and customs are like that in the US.
Recounting the moments before the shooting, Reuters soundman Nael al-Shyoukhi, who was working with Dana, said he had asked a U.S. soldier near the prison if they could speak to an officer and was told they could not.
"They saw us and the they knew about our identities and our mission," Shyoukhi said. The incident happened in the afternoon in daylight.
The soldier agreed to their request to film an overview of the prison from a bridge nearby.
"After we filmed we went into the car and prepared to go when a convoy led by a tank arrived and Mazen stepped out of the car to film. I followed him and Mazen walked three to four meters (yards). We were noted and seen clearly," Shyoukhi said.
"A soldier on the tank shot at us. I lay on the ground. I heard Mazen and I saw him scream and touching his chest.
"I cried at the soldier, telling him you killed a journalist. They shouted at me and asked me to step back and I said 'I will step back but please help, please help and stop the bleed'.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=3&u=/nm/20030817/ts_nm/iraq_cameraman_dc
"A Danish soldier serving with the international stabilisation force in Iraq has been killed in a clash near the southern city of Basra.
...
A preliminary investigation indicated Pedersen may have been killed by friendly fire, the spokesman told the Associated Press.
"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3157877.stm
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Americans have a weird way of making friends. Personally I dont think shooting at people is a great way to make people like you, but perhaps morals and customs are like that in the US.
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