- MOKDADIYAH (AFP) -- An Iraqi
farmer was accidentally shot dead by US forces who were combing farms in
Mokdadiyah near Baqubah, northeast of Baghdad, a relative said today.
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- "US forces were shooting indiscriminately while
combing farms on Tuesday night. As a result, my nephew Laith Ali Tomeh
was killed near his farm," Jawad Hassan Yaakub said.
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- In a separate incident the same night, a mortar was fired
at a police station in Baqubah, landing several hundred meters (yards)
from the building without causing casualties, said police officer Hatem
Sultan.
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- The assailants fled.
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- Baqubah, 60 kilometres from Baghdad, is one of the regions
where US forces occupying Iraq frequently come under attack.
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