Air strike in Baghdad

A US air raid in Baghdad yesterday killed at least eight people, medical sources said, while the Iraqi army said it had killed 30 suspected al Qaeda insurgents north of the capital. A medical source at Yarmouk Hospital in Baghdad said eight bodies had...

A US air raid in Baghdad yesterday killed at least eight people, medical sources said, while the Iraqi army said it had killed 30 suspected al Qaeda insurgents north of the capital.

A medical source at Yarmouk Hospital in Baghdad said eight bodies had been brought in from a southern neighbourhood after US helicopters targeted a building.

A police source put the toll at 10, saying many were believed to be civilians.

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