Iraqi journalists' group calls for investigation of deadly US shooting caught on tape - Wikileaks.org

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi Journalists' Union wants a government
investigation into a deadly shooting by a U.S. helicopter gunship two
years ago that was revealed with the release of a graphic video.


The clear black-and-white footage shot in Baghdad by one of the Apache gunships involved shows a July 12, 2007, attack on a group the pilots said they believed to be carrying weapons.

It was posted anonymously Monday on Wikileaks.org and authenticated by a senior U.S. military official.

Among those believed killed were Reuters photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen and his assistant Saeed Chmagh.

Union chief Mouyyad al-Lami said Tuesday the footage is evidence of a crime and should be investigated.

This frame grab image taken from a video shot from a U.S. army Apache helicopter gun-sight, posted at Wikileaks.org and confirmed as
authentic by a senior U.S. military official, shows a group of men in
the streets of the New Baghdad district of eastern Baghdad just prior
to being fired upon by the helicopter July 12, 2007. Among those
believed to be killed in the attack was Reuters photographer Namir
Noor-Eldeen, 22, and his driver Saeed Chmagh, 40. Two children also
were wounded. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because
he was not authorized to speak publicly about the video, said the
military could not confirm the identities of the Reuters employees in
the film. According to U.S. officials, two helicopters arrived at the
scene to find a group of men approaching the fight with what look to be
AK-47s slung over their shoulders and at least one rocket-propelled
grenade. A military investigation later concluded that what was thought
to be an RPG was really a long-range photography lens; likewise, the
camera looked like an AK-47. The text in the image appears in the video
as it is posted on Wikileaks.org and includes some identifications,
transcripts of the pilots communications and a title in the upper hand
corner of the video. (AP Photo/Wikileaks.org) (Anonymous, ASSOCIATED PRESS / April 5, 2010)

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