Diyala Tuesday 25 December 2007 US Troops Raid Red Crescent
Indexed under: Baqubah, Diyala, Red Crescent/Red CrossDiyala
Two policemen were killed when gunmen exploded a reconstructed police station downtown Baquba city around 4,30 am.
At 3 am morning, the US troops raided the office of the Iraqi Red Crescent in Sab’aa Nisan neighborhood (the 7th of April neighborhood) downtown Baquba city arresting 3 guards. While doing a walking patrol in the area, the US troops arrested a member of the local committees. After a while, the US troops killed the man. Another member of the local committees who was in the scene was killed also by the US troops, Iraqi police said. The US army said in a press release that his troops were attacked while conducting a raid early morning and the forces engaged killing two criminals arresting four.
