IRAQ-CONFLICT: US forces open fire at demonstrators in Mosul

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Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

MOSUL, Apr 15 2003 (IPS) - Ten Iraqis were killed on Tuesday and close to 100 were wounded when US forces opened fire at demonstrators in the center of Mosul, northern Iraq.

The US forces opened fire at huge crowds of Iraqis who gathered in protest against the new governor of Mosul, Masha’an al Jabouri, who was paying tribute to the US forces at the center of local government.

Ambulances took the injured to hospitals for treatment.