Iraqi school children killed in US air strike
<noinclude>
{{date|May 9, 2007}}

[[Image:IraqDiyala.png|right|180px|thumb|Map highlighting [[w:Diyala Governorate|Diyala province]] in Iraq.]] At least 7 school children are dead and 3 more injured after a [[United States]] military helicopter opened fire on a school in the [[w:Diyala Governorate|Diyala province]] of [[Iraq]]. The helicopter was supposed to be firing upon militants located near the school.

"A U.S. helicopter shelled Al-Saada primary school, killing seven students and injuring three. The Mindli hospital received seven bodies and three wounded of a primary school's students," said an unnamed hospital official in Iraq. 

According to reports by [[w:Baghdad, Iraq|Baghdad]] police, militants on the ground began to fire at the helicopter. The helicopter then returned fire, hitting the school in the process.

Lt. Col. Chris Garver, a spokesman for the U.S. military in Iraq said that an investigation was going to be conducted and that the incident is being taken seriously. Garver also said that the soldiers in the helicopter attempted to do whatever they could to avoid civilian deaths.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/2691/US_Airstrike_Hits_Primary_School_in_Diyala
|title=US Airstrike "Hits Primary School" in Diyala
|author=
|pub=IraqSlogger
|date=May 8, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6637307.stm
|title=US attack 'kills Iraqi children'
|author=James Shaw
|pub=BBC News
|date=May 8, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1301776.php/Iraq_car_bomb_in_manly_Shiite_Kufa_kills_45__Roundup_
|title=Iraq car bomb in manly Shiite Kufa kills 45 (Roundup)
|author=
|pub=Monsters and Critics.com
|date=May 8, 2007}}

{{publish}}

{{Archived}}
[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
[[Category:Middle East]]
[[Category:Iraq]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:Iraq War]]
[[Category:Baghdad]]
[[Category:Shia Islam]]

[[nl:Iraakse schoolkinderen dood door luchtaanval VS]]


</noinclude>
Diyala province in Iraq. At least 7 school children are dead and 3 more injured after a United States military helicopter opened fire on a school in the Diyala province of Iraq. The helicopter was supposed to be firing upon militants located near the school.

"A U.S. helicopter shelled Al-Saada primary school, killing seven students and injuring three. The Mindli hospital received seven bodies and three wounded of a primary school's students," said an unnamed hospital official in Iraq. 

According to reports by Baghdad police, militants on the ground began to fire at the helicopter. The helicopter then returned fire, hitting the school in the process.

Lt. Col. Chris Garver, a spokesman for the U.S. military in Iraq said that an investigation was going to be conducted and that the incident is being taken seriously. Garver also said that the soldiers in the helicopter attempted to do whatever they could to avoid civilian deaths.


nl:Iraakse schoolkinderen dood door luchtaanval VS
Politics and conflicts Middle East Iraq United States Iraq War Baghdad Shia Islam