Seven Killed, 11 Wounded In Fresh U.S. Airstrike In Iraq

FALLUJAH, Iraq, Sept 25 (AFP) - At least seven Iraqis were killed and 11 wounded, medics said, in a fresh US airstrike in Fallujah Saturday on what the military said was a meeting place for operatives of presumed Al-Qaeda chief in Iraq Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi.
"We have received seven dead and 11 wounded including women and children," said Dr Ali Hiyad at the main hospital in the rebel city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad.
The US military statement said an airstrike targeted at about 10:00 pm (1800 GMT) "terrorists meeting in the Jolan district of Fallujah."
"Intelligence sources indicated that approximately 10 terrorists were meeting at this location to plan operations targeting innocent Iraqi civilians and Multi-National forces," said the statement.