US Troops Fire on Civilians in Video, Official Confirms

2007 incident in Iraq likely killed Reuters photographer
By Will McCahill,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 5, 2010 7:44 PM CDT

The video from Wikileaks.
(Wikileaks)

A 2007 video that appears to show a US military helicopter firing on Iraqi civilians is indeed authentic, a Pentagon official tells MSNBC. It is likely the incident in which a Reuters photographer was killed; Wikileaks, the site that posted the video, said it came along with “supporting documents from a number of military whistleblowers.” Click the link above for the full footage.
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