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US Warning Shot Kills Iraqi Girl

Posted Mar 13, 08 5:30 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – A warning shot fired by US soldiers killed a young Iraqi girl yesterday, AP reports. Troops in an area of Diyala province where several roadside bombs have recently been found fired a shot "near a suspicious woman who appeared to be signaling to someone while the soldiers were in the area," said a military spokesman. They later found the girl, who appeared to be 10 years old.

Soldiers gave the wounded girl medical attention but she died on the way to a hospital. "Coalition forces take the loss of any innocent civilian life seriously and the incident will be thoroughly investigated," said the spokesman. Elsewhere in Iraq, a rocket attack on a base killed three US soldiers, bringing the American death toll to 12 in three days.

Sources Associated Press, New York Times

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Troops move in against suspected insurgents in Diyala. A young girl was killled in Diyala yesterday when US soldiers fired a warning shot towards a woman who appeared to be signaling their presence.   (Getty Images)
A US soldier runs for cover during an operation in the volatile Diyala province, about 60 miles north of Baghdad.   (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
Soldiers on patrol in Iraq's Diyala province. A young girl was killed by a warning shot from US soldiers in Diyala yesterday.   (Getty Images )
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