Report: Eight Syrian civilian killed in U.S. helicopter attack

www.chinaview.cn 2008-10-27 04:22:39  

    DAMASCUS, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) --

Eight Syrian civilians were killed in a U.S. helicopters attack in a Syrian farm near its border with Iraq, the official SANA news agency reported.

    "Four U.S. military helicopters violated the Syrian airspaces at 4:45 p.m. (1345 GMT) in al-Boukamal, 8 km deep at Al-Sukariyah village," an official media source was quoted as saying.

    "The four helicopters launched aggression on a civilian building under construction and opened fire against the workers inside the building, among them the wife of the building's guard," said the source.

    The attack killed eight citizens and wounding one and the U.S. helicopters then left for the Iraqi lands, added the source.

    An earlier report by the independent Damaspost website put the death toll at seven with four injured.

    Damaspost also said four U.S. helicopters were involved in the attack, adding that two of the helicopters landed in the town while the others remained in the sky.

    Eight U.S. soldiers disembarked and opened fire against a group of construction workers, killing seven and injured four, said Damaspost.

    Damaspost quoted hospital sources as saying that seven bodies and four wounded persons were sent to the hospital and they all suffered gunshot wounds.

    Al-Boukamal is a main border crossing from Syria to Iraq. 

Editor: Mu Xuequan

Syria protests against U.S. helicopter attack

www.chinaview.cn 2008-10-27 05:41:37  

·Syria summoned the U.S. charge d'affaires to Damascus and protested against a U.S. attack. ·Syria demanded Iraq to prevent the use of its territory to attack Syria. ·Eight Syrian civilians were killed in a U.S. helicopters attack in a Syrian farm.

    DAMASCUS, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) --

Syria on Sunday summoned the U.S. charge d'affaires to Damascus and protested against a U.S. helicopter attack on its civilians earlier in the day.

    Eight Syrian civilians were killed in a U.S. helicopters attack in a Syrian farm near its border with Iraq on Sunday afternoon, according to the official SANA news agency.

    "Syria condemns and denounces this act of aggression and holds the U.S. forces responsible for this aggression and its repercussions," an official was quoted as saying.

    Syrian deputy foreign minister summoned the charge d'affaires of the U.S. embassy in Damascus, informing him of Syria's condemnation and complaint of this dangerous aggression, holding the U.S. administration fully responsible for it, said the report.

    Meanwhile, Syria summoned the Iraqi charge d'affaires for the same purpose, demanding Iraq to prevent the use of its territory to attack Syria.

    "Syria also demands the Iraqi government to assume its responsibilities and make an immediate investigation into this dangerous violation and prevent the use of the Iraqi lands from launching aggression on Syria," SANA said.

    "Four U.S. military helicopters violated the Syrian airspaces at 4:45 p.m. (1345 GMT) in al-Boukamal, 8 km deep at Al-Sukariyah village," an official media source was quoted as saying. Al-Boukamal is a main border crossing from Syria to Iraq.

    "The four helicopters launched aggression on a civilian building under construction and opened fire against the workers inside the building, among them the wife of the building's guard," said the source.

    The attack killed eight citizens and wounding one and the U.S. helicopters then left for the Iraqi lands, added the source.

    SANA identified the eight killed citizens as Dawood Muhammed Al-Abdullah and his four sons, Ahmed Khalifa, Ali Abbas and his wife.

    An earlier report by the independent Damaspost website put the death toll at seven with four injured.

    Damaspost also said four U.S. helicopters were involved in the attack, adding that two of the helicopters landed in the town while the others remained in the sky.

    Eight U.S. soldiers disembarked and opened fire against a group of construction workers, killing seven and injured four, said Damaspost.

    Damaspost quoted hospital sources as saying that seven bodies and four wounded persons were sent to the hospital and they all suffered gunshot wounds.