US marines kill two children at checkpoint

TWO Iraqi children were killed and nine other civilians injured yesterday when US marines opened fire on a minibus approaching a checkpoint.

US marines kill two children at checkpoint

It happened at about 6.30am in the southern Iraq town of Nassiriya.

The vehicle sped towards the checkpoint on a bridge over a river to the north of the town and showed no signs of stopping, a US Marines spokesman said.

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