You are viewing an obsolete version of the DU website which is no longer supported by the Administrators. Visit The New DU.
Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

US troops fire at freed hostage [View All]

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Latest Breaking News Donate to DU
Boomer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-04-05 04:08 PM
Original message
US troops fire at freed hostage
Advertisements [?]
Italian reporter Giuliana Sgrena has been taken to a hospital in Baghdad with gunshot wounds shortly after being freed from her kidnappers in Iraq.

Ms Sgrena was being driven to Baghdad airport when a US patrol fired at the car, injuring the journalist in the shoulder and killing an officer.

The agent, Nicola Calipari, had taken part in the operation to free her.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at a news conference that the agent had been killed by US fire.

<snip>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4320111.stm
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 

Home » Discuss » Latest Breaking News Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC