2 civilians killed by 2 U.S. rockets – police

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Babel security forces announced today that U.S. forces killed two civilians by shooting two rockets at a bomb planted in a nearby area.   The source told IraqiNews.com  that a U.S. force, supported by aerial back-up, dismantled an anti-tank  bomb which was planted on the side of the road in Hashimiyah area, 30 km south of Hilla.   “The U.S. forces shot two rockets at the area around the bomb, but when the Iraqi police forces came nearer, they found two civilians had been killed during the operation.”   Hilla, the center of Babel province, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. RM (TP)/SR   1005