U.S. Helicopters Kill 4 Suspects in Iraq

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BAGHDAD (AP) -- U.S. attack helicopters killed four suspects and wounded three in operations south of Baghdad, the military said Sunday.

The aircraft were operating in support of Iraqi army soldiers on the ground, who were engaged by insurgents, the U.S. military said in a statement. The incident took place Friday, it said.

Suspected militants fired on the helicopters as they swooped in, then ran into a nearby structure, the statement said. One of the helicopters fired on the building, destroying it.

Afterward, Iraqi soldiers found three sniper rifles, multiple hand grenades and black masks scattered amid the ruins of the building, the military said.