Two Different Accounts of Deadly Airstrike in Baghdad - New York TimesAs the teams lined up Thursday for the game, neighborhood residents said, a crowd of men gathered to watch. They lighted a large oil lamp which illuminated the street, a small shopping area where grocers and fruit vendors stay open late this time of year.
Two American helicopters hovered overhead, witnesses said.
Moments after the game began, the helicopters opened fire on the crowd, the witnesses said.
Seven men were killed, Sayyid Malik Abadi, the head of the district security committee, who arrived at the scene shortly after the episode, said Friday. He said perhaps an eighth man had died as well, but too many body parts were scattered about to be certain exactly how many were killed.
Two American helicopters hovered overhead, witnesses said.
Moments after the game began, the helicopters opened fire on the crowd, the witnesses said.
Seven men were killed, Sayyid Malik Abadi, the head of the district security committee, who arrived at the scene shortly after the episode, said Friday. He said perhaps an eighth man had died as well, but too many body parts were scattered about to be certain exactly how many were killed.
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