An overnight raid led by American armed forces resulted in the deaths of 13
Iraqi poultry workers in a village near the city of
Baquba.
The workers had been sleeping in the fields of Bushaheen village in an area
known as Al-Salam, about 90 kilometres northeast of
Baghdad.
According to an Iraqi police officer, who spoke on condition
of anonymity, in addition to the 13 dead there were also four wounded and 10
arrested.
A US military spokesman in Baghdad acknowledged there was
an incident in the area but refused to give details, saying the raids were part
of an ongoing campaign against Al-Qaeda militants in
Iraq.
by
Editor WorldPoultry
Jun 23, 2006