Witnesses: U.S. rockets hit Fallujah mosque complex, killing about 40 people
By Associated Press
Wednesday, April 7, 2004
FALLUJAH, Iraq - A U.S. helicopter fired three missiles at a mosque compound in the city of Fallujah on Wednesday, killing about 40 people as American forces battled Sunni insurgents, witnesses said.
Cars ferried bodies from the scene, though there was no immediate confirmation of causalities.
Part of the wall surrounding the Abdul-Aziz al-Samarrai mosque was demolished, said AP reporter Abdul-Qader Saadi, though the mosque building was not damaged.
The strike came as worshippers gathered for afternoon prayers, witnesses said. They said the dead were taken to private homes in the area where temporary hospitals have been set up.
Wednesday, April 7
The U.S. Strikes A Blow Against Sanity
This is what we used to call taking the hornet's nest and planting it on your head. How insane is this?
