US Military Apologizes for Friendly Fire Killings in Iraq |
http://www.sina.com.cn 2003/09/19 11:45 人民网 |
The U.S. military apologized Sat-urday for the shooting that killed nine people—eight Iraqis and one Jordanian—and badly damaged ahospital in the central Iraqi city of Fallujah, but did not defuse the anger washing over the city of 200,000. The shooting was the worst case of friendly fire since U.S. President George W. Bush announced major operations in Iraq over on May 1,and it served to intensify talk of the "heavy-handedness" of American troops. |
驻伊美军为在中部城市误杀事件道歉 |
作者:晓风 驻伊拉克美军周六为发生在伊中部城市费卢杰的误杀事件道歉,但未能平息弥漫在这个拥有20万人口的城市上空的怒火。在这起事件中,美军共打死9人,包括8名伊拉克人和1名约旦人,并严重毁坏了一所医院。 这是美国总统布什5月1日宣布在伊主要军事行动结束以来,发生的最严重的误伤事件。这进一步引发了人们对美军“暴虐”的议论。 |
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