Aftermath Sadr City airstrike, six reported killed

(15 Apr 2008) 1. Wide of area where air strike took place with onlookers gathering at site 2. Blackened facade of house 3. Hole in wall 4. Boys looking through hole 5. People gathering around burnt out car 6. Various of burnt out and charred seats of car 7. Close-up of hand holding spent bullets and shrapnel 8. Various of damaged minivan 9. Various of damaged seats of minibus 10. Residents standing in street 11. Child going inside house with shrapnel-riddled door and wall 12. Damaged civilian car 13. Various of damaged door 14. Wide interior of damaged house 15. Damaged car with people nearby 16. Exterior of ''al-Sadr General Hospital'' 17. Close up of hospital, sign reading (Arabic): ''al-Sadr General Hospital'' 18. Various of injured people at hospital 19. Various of minibus with coffin on top driving towards cemetery with mourners marching by hearse and crying STORYLINE: Six Iraqi civilians were killed and another 27 injured when US aircraft fired on homes in Baghdad's eastern district of Sadr City early Tuesday, according to police. Two children were among those killed in the airstrike. The police spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not allowed to release information. There was no US comment on the attack. Sadr City is a sprawling impoverished Shiite district of the capital and a principal stronghold of the Mahdi Army militia of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. AP Television footage showed damaged houses and burnt out cars with people heading to funeral procession of a victim. The footage also showed wounded people being treated at al-Sadr Hospital. Government troops supported by the US military have been fighting to gain control of the district of 2.5 (m) million people for nearly three weeks. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...