WASHINGTON - US forces shot and wounded Tuesday a television cameraman working for the American CBS network in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, after mistaking him for an armed insurgent.
A US military statement said troops also shot and killed an insurgent who was waving an AK-47 assault rifle and inciting a crowd of civilians at the site of a suicide bombing in eastern Mosul.
"During the engagement an individual that appeared to have a weapon who was standing near the insurgent was shot and injured," the statement from the Multinational Brigade-Northwest said.
"This individual turned out to be a reporter who was pointing a video camera," it added.
The CBS network identified the wounded man as Abdul Amir Younis Hussein, an Iraqi freelance reporter/cameraman employed by CBS News.
Hussein, who is from Mosul, was taken to a US military hospital and treated for what the military said were minor wounds. He is expected to make a full recovery.
"Regretfully the reporter was injured during the complex and volatile situation. The incident is under further investigation," the military statement said.
The troops involved were from the 1st Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division based in Mosul.
04/05/2005 19:25 GMT