Iraqis killed in protest. Thirteen people were reportedly killed when US forces fired upon demonstrators. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition]
bq. Witnesses quoted by the French news agency, AFP, said the demonstrators had been marking Saddam Hussein’s birthday when the Americans opened fire.
The report said protesters were carrying portraits of their ousted leader and Iraqi flags when they approached a school manned by US troops.
I guess the demonstraters didn’t get the word that they were supposed to be dancing in the streets celebrating his overthrow.
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