Wedding party video contradicts US denials

A VIDEO has captured a wedding party that survivors say was later attacked by US warplanes, killing up to 45 people.

The bride arrives in a white pick-up truck and is quickly ushered into a house by a group of women. Outside, men recline on brightly-coloured silk pillows, relaxing on the carpeted floor of a large tent as boys dance to tribal songs.

The video was obtained yesterday by Associated Press Television News. The dead included the cameraman, Yasser Shawkat Abdullah, hired to record the festivities, which ended on Tuesday night before the planes struck.