U.S. accused in Iraqi journalist's death

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U.S. accused in Iraqi journalist's death

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This story was published Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

The Associated Press

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops allegedly killed an Iraqi television director Tuesday when he drove near a U.S. convoy, colleagues and a hospital official said. The U.S. military said it had no reports of the incident.

Ahmed Wael Bakri, a program director for al-Sharqiya television, was the third Iraqi journalist allegedly killed in similar incidents in the past week.

He was trying to pass a traffic accident and wasn't paying attention to a U.S. convoy when troops allegedly opened fire at his car, according to Riyadh al-Salman, a production director at the station.

Dr. Muhanad Jawad of the Yarmouk Hospital also said Bakri was shot when he failed to pull over as the U.S. convoy passed in the area.

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