Residents of Fallujah, Iraq look at a bullet-riddled car outside a school where U.S. soldiers fired on anti-American protesters the night before, Tuesday April 29, 2003. (AP)
U.S. Forces Fire on Iraqi Protesters Story aired: Wednesday, April 30, 2003
For the second time this week, U.S. soldiers fired on anti-American protesters in the city of Fallujah in Iraq. The mayor said that two people were killed and 14 wounded. The dead and injured were protesting a shooting less than 48 hours earlier that according to hospital officials killed 13.
American officers are saying that enemy Iraqi forces are using civilians as cover, provoking the shooting. The mayor of Fallujah says his people view Americans as occupiers, and asked for an investigation and compensation.
Elizabeth Neuffer, reporter for the Boston Globe, joins Here and Now to discuss the situation in Fallujah, Iraq.
