"The Russian ambassador to Iraq Vladimir Titorenko thinks that the column of Russian cars, filled with diplomats and journalists, was deliberately attacked by the Americans," RIA Novosti wrote.
US forces deliberately attacked Russian convoy: Russian ambassador Agence France-Presse (Spacewar News)
MOSCOW (AFP) Apr 07, 2003
The Russian ambassador to Iraq on Monday accused US forces of deliberately shooting at his convoy as it was fleeing Iraq for Syria, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.The report, filed from the Iraqi-Syrian border, said Ambassador Vladimir Titorenko suffered a slight injury to his arm in the attack.
"The Russian ambassador to Iraq Vladimir Titorenko thinks that the column of Russian cars, filled with diplomats and journalists, was deliberately attacked by the Americans," RIA Novosti wrote. Russian news reports had earlier said that the convoy was carrying Russian flags as it was leaving Baghdad. The state-run news agency said that four cars in the convoy had been hit in the attack and that US M-16 bullet casings were found in the vehicles. The report further accused US forces of trying to stop the Russian convoy for inspections several times, "but these attempts were thwarted by the Russian diplomats."
In a later interview with ITAR-TASS news agency, Titorenko said US forces had shot at his convoy although the Russians had agreed on a time and route for their evacuation from Baghdad with the US authorities. "When we left Baghdad at a time and following a route agreed with the Americans, a column of US tanks, armored troop carriers and mobile artillery blocked our way," Titorenko said. "Our convoy, headed by my car and carrying Russian flags, stopped, but they unexpectedly opened fire," he added.
Read the rest here: http://www.paklinks.com/gs/world-affairs/98195-russian-convoy-in-iraq-attacked-by-us-forces.html
Yep, this convoy actually was a dozen of Grand Cherokees and a couple of limos. I wonder how one is able to pack a nuclear program into it. They actually had some office equimpent, clothes and canned food with them. Not even a single handgun, let alone WMD.