WRAP Five killed in air strike, people fleeing, Shaab blast, more Sadr City
(10 Apr 2008) Baghdad, near Shaab Stadium 1. Wide of police policemen at the blast scene with Shaab Stadium in background 2. Damaged roadside, police vehicle blocking road in background 3. Close up of damaged roadside 4. Various of police gathering at the site 5. Pool of blood and shards of glass 6. Various of police vehicle being towed away Sadr City, Baghdad 7. Wide of people by crater at scene of airstrike 8. People walking by different crater 9. Piece of rocket in rubble 10. Pool of blood on ground 11. Wide of scene with mosque in distance 12. Exterior of "al-Sadr General Hospital" 13. Various of wounded people lying on hospital beds 14. Man strapping coffin to roof of car, relatives and mourners gathering nearby 15. Relatives hugging and crying next to car 16. Mourners marching by hearse and chanting (Arabic): "There is no God but Allah" Baghdad, Sadr city 17. Wide of the area where the air strike took place 18. Various of damaged shops 19. Helicopter flying above area where the air strike took place 20. Various of debris on ground 21. Various of damaged shops 22. Man holding piece of shell 23. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) no name given, eyewitness: ''Aircraft came from that direction and started bombing. And when people gathered to evacuate the injured people, it bombed again. The bombardment has continued since clashes started.'' 24. Exterior of Imam Ali bin Ibi Talib hospital 25. Sign: (Arabic) ''Imam Ali bin Ibi Talib hospital'' 26. Various of injured Baghdad, Sadr city outskirts 27. Wide of Iraqi military cars driving by people leaving city 28. Various of Iraqi humvees driving by people fleeing violence 29. Young boys carrying jerry cans 30. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nawal Abass, local resident fleeing violence: "I'm fleeing the city." Question: "Why?" "Because of the bombardment. Our home is on the main street. There are so many bombings." 31. Man pushing handcart loaded with vegetables Baghdad 32. Street scene 33. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Khadir Abbas, local resident: "This report aims at anaesthetising and drugging Iraqi people, just like morphine taken by patients. American troops will remain in Iraq as long as their interests and ambitions are in Iraq. Don't think that America has come to develop or improve the country. The situation in the country is going from bad to worse." 34. Street scene STORYLINE: The violence continued in Iraq on Thursday as missile attacks by U.S. helicopters targeted Baghdad's Sadr City while a roadside bomb was detonated near Shaab Stadium in the capital. The roadside bomb exploded next to a police patrol near Shaab Stadium, central Baghdad, wounding 5 people including 3 policemen said police. The blast also damaged a police vehicle. AP Television footage showed a damaged police vehicle being towed by crane away from the site. Meanwhile, five people died and four were injured in missile attacks by US helicopters in Sadr City, Iraqi police said. The US military said on Thursday that four gunmen were killed in a late-night strike by Hellfire missiles on a group of men firing at troops who were putting up concrete barriers around a checkpoint. Police said two of the victims in that attack were brothers aged seven and nine. Police and residents said nine other people were injured the air strike. AP Television pictures showed two deep craters and a piece of a shell nearby. The footage also showed wounded people in al-Sadr general hospital, and a funeral procession. Iraqis in the capital Baghdad reacted on Thursday to the Petraeus' report. 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...
