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Wed 04 Apr 2003Warning was not enough to save lives
EYEWITNESS: How did US troops end up killing 10 civilians, including five children, at an intersection near Karbala? William Branigan describes what happened
As an unidentified four-wheel-drive vehicle came towards an intersection held by troops of the 3rd Infantry Division, Captain Ronny Johnson grew increasingly alarmed. From his position at the intersection, he was heard radioing to one of his forward platoons of M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles to alert it to what he described as a potential threat.
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