Witnesses: US helicopters attack Syrian village
TV report says seven people killed in attack of American helicopters near country's Iraqi border; residents say helicopters carrying US soldiers raided Hwijeh village
News agencies
Published: 10.26.08, 20:16 / Israel News
Syria's state-run television and witnesses said Sunday evening that US Military helicopters have attacked an area along the country's border with Iraq, causing casualties.
The report quoted unnamed Syrian officials and said the area is near the Syrian border town of Abu Kamal. It gave no other details on Sunday's attack.
Local residents told The Associated Press by telephone that two helicopters carrying US soldiers raided Hwijeh village, 17 kilometers inside Syria's border, killing seven people and wounding five others.
The US Military in Baghdad had no immediate comment.
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