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U.S. troops shoot at Cdn. diplomats' car in Iraq
CTV.ca News Staff
CTV News has learned Canadian diplomats -- including the ambassador to Iraq -- had a close call in Baghdad on Tuesday, coming under friendly fire from U.S. troops.
The soldiers opened fire on the vehicle, apparently thinking a suicide bomber might be driving it. They shot into the car's engine block.
None of the four passengers in the car or its driver were injured.
CTV's Tom Clark, reporting from Washington, said it appears the Canadian vehicle was travelling alone while a U.S. convoy was on the road and failed to respond to U.S. troops.
They first tried hand signals, which didn't cause the car to stop, then shot over the vehicle. That also failed. "They then put three shots into the engine block," he said.
The incident happened in what's known as the Green Zone, a heavily fortified area in the centre of Baghdad where coalition and Iraqi government offices are located.
The Canadian ambassador to Iraq is John Holmes, who presented his credentials back in September. Holmes also serves as ambassador to Jordan where he is based. Canada does not yet have an embassy in Iraq.
U.S. troops shoot at Cdn. diplomats' car in Iraq
CTV.ca News Staff
CTV News has learned Canadian diplomats -- including the ambassador to Iraq -- had a close call in Baghdad on Tuesday, coming under friendly fire from U.S. troops.
The soldiers opened fire on the vehicle, apparently thinking a suicide bomber might be driving it. They shot into the car's engine block.
None of the four passengers in the car or its driver were injured.
CTV's Tom Clark, reporting from Washington, said it appears the Canadian vehicle was travelling alone while a U.S. convoy was on the road and failed to respond to U.S. troops.
They first tried hand signals, which didn't cause the car to stop, then shot over the vehicle. That also failed. "They then put three shots into the engine block," he said.
The incident happened in what's known as the Green Zone, a heavily fortified area in the centre of Baghdad where coalition and Iraqi government offices are located.
The Canadian ambassador to Iraq is John Holmes, who presented his credentials back in September. Holmes also serves as ambassador to Jordan where he is based. Canada does not yet have an embassy in Iraq.