4 Trade Ministry guards killed by U.S. forces

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: U.S. forces on Wednesday killed four security personnel working for the Iraqi Ministry of Trade, according to a ministerial source. “On Wednesday, U.S. forces raided the transport division of the State Company for Seeds Manufacturing in Baghdad’s al-Uteifiya area and killed four of the building’s security guards,” the source told IraqiNews.com. The source called on Iraqi authorities to reveal the circumstances surrounding the incident, urging the U.S. forces to make an official apology and to offer compensation. No comment was immediately available from the U.S. side. SS (P) 1