CORRECTED - U.S. soldiers kill two Iraqi police in Kirkuk

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10605857.htm

TIKRIT, Iraq, Jan 10 (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers shot and killed two Iraqi policemen embroiled in a family feud in the northern city of Kirkuk after mistaking them for assailants, the U.S. military said on Saturday.

A military spokeswoman said soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade were sent to respond to reports on Friday that two families were fighting. When they arrived, they saw two men carrying weapons and wearing long coats firing at a house.

"As the soldiers approached, the men attempted to flee," said Major Josslyn Aberle of the 4th Infantry Division.

"The soldiers pursued them, shouting warnings and firing warning shots but the men did not respond. They killed one outright and another died before reaching hospital," she said. A third man was unharmed.

"It later turned out all three were policemen," she said.

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1. Since you can't be too careful, mistakes will always be made

in wars and occupations.

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2. winning hearts and minds....