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Iraqis Claim U.S. Troops Killed Civilians Near Tikrit

By Emily Harris
Published January 8, 2004 at 9:00 PM PST
This story was published more than 20 years ago.
Dozens of bullets hit the car in which four people were killed near Tikrit on Jan. 3. One passenger survived by ducking below the dashboard.
Emily Harris, NPR News /
Dozens of bullets hit the car in which four people were killed near Tikrit on Jan. 3. One passenger survived by ducking below the dashboard.

The shooting deaths of four Iraqi civilians on a highway near Tikrit have stirred anger in the city and shaken efforts to build residents' trust in Iraqi police working with U.S. commanders. Tikrit police are convinced American soldiers -- though not locally based -- fired the fatal shots, but the U.S. military says it has no record that its troops were involved. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

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Emily Harris
International Correspondent Emily Harris is based in Jerusalem as part of NPR's Mideast team. Her post covers news related to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. She began this role in March of 2013.
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