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At least 10 to 12 US soldiers were killed Sunday in northern Iraq in a "friendly fire" incident when their convoy was attacked by a US warplane, the BBC reported.
According to the report, a convoy of eight or 10 cars in northern Iraq was on its way to a place which has recently been captured by the coalition forces.
"It was an American plane, dropped the bomb right beside us, I saw it landing about 10-12 feet (about four meters) away," said the BBC reporter.
All the vehicles are on fire after being attacked. Bodies of the American troops were also seen burning.
A senior Kurdish political figure was also believed to be among the wounded, possibly killed, said the report.
The location where the incident occurred was not identified immediately.
(Xinhua News Agency April 6, 2003)
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