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  • Danish Soldiers Kill Iraqi at Checkpoint (Will Democrats demand an apology?)

    05/07/2004 3:34:02 AM PDT · by JohnHuang2 · 2 replies · 108+ views
    Friday, May 7, 2004 | Associated Press
    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Danish soldiers killed an Iraqi man after the truck he was driving didn't slow down as it approached their checkpoint, the military said Friday. The soldiers, part of the nearly 500-man Danish military contingent in Basra and nearby Qurnah, 250 miles southeast of Baghdad, were manning the checkpoint when the shooting happened. A spokesman for the Army Operational Command said the soldiers fired warning shots at the truck to make it slow down. When it didn't, they opened fire, killing the driver. A passenger in the truck escaped. Danish military officials didn't say what the truck...