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Gazeta.ru (Russia)
April 7, 2003

Russian ambassador says US soldiers deliberately fired
at diplomatic convoy
 

Russian ambassador to Iraq Vladimir Titorenko believes
that the Russian diplomatic convoy was deliberately
fired at by Americans. During the attack, the
ambassador suffered a slight hand wound. Doctors
rendered aid to the ambassador. According to the him,
the Americans fired deliberately. 

Four out of the six cars had bullet holes, all of them
made by M-16 rifle rounds, reported the military
experts who examined the cars. The Russian
ambassador's car had three bullet holes. Journalists
saw two M-16 bullets being taken out of the car. On
the convoy's way from Baghdad to the Syrian capital,
the American military stopped the convoy several times
and tried to examine the cars, but the Russian
diplomats refused to obey the Americans, Vladimir
Titorenko said. 

Twelve people headed by ambassador Vladimir Titorenko
arrived at the Tanaf checkpoint on the Syrian-Iraqi
border. Four persons were injured. They were given
medical aid in Iraq, and an embassy doctor continues
to treat them now. Two people stayed in Faluja. These
are a gravely wounded driver of a car and an
accompanying diplomat. According to Vladimir
Titorenko, Iraqi doctors performed a good operation on
the wounded man.  //RIA-Novosti
 


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