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CAMP AS SALIYAH, Qatar, April 4: Three US-British troops, a pregnant woman and the driver of her car were killed when the vehicle exploded as it approached a US checkpoint in Iraq, US Central Command said here on Friday.
The woman stepped out of the car “screaming in fear,” a statement said, causing coalition soldiers to approach the vehicle Thursday night not far from Hadithah Dam. The car then exploded.
The woman, the driver and three soldiers were killed. Two other coalition soldiers were injured, Centcom said.
FRIENDLY FIRE: A US serviceman mistaken for an Iraqi soldier has been shot dead by his own troops in central Iraq, the US Central Command announced on Friday.
“A V Corps soldier was killed by friendly fire at approximately 4:30pm (1330 GMT)” on Thursday in central Iraq, the statement said.
“The soldier had been investigating a destroyed enemy tank when he was mistaken as an enemy soldier and fired upon by friendly forces operating in the area.
“The identity of the soldier is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification,” the statement said, adding that “an investigation into the incident is under way.”
PATRIOT: A Patriot missile may have downed a US Navy fighter-bomber that disappeared over Iraq, a military news release received at USS Kitty Hawk early Friday said.
“A Patriot missile may have downed the US Navy F-18C Hornet which was flying a mission over central Iraq at approximately 11:30pm Wednesday,” said the release from the United States forces Central Command in Qatar.
The release said the incident was under investigation.—AFP
