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US air raid kills 6 Iraqi civilians

By NNN-Prensa Latina

Baghdad : A US air raid against the civil Iraqi population in the city of Kirkuk killed at least six civilians of the same family, Voice of Iraq radio station reported Friday.

One woman and five children were among the victims, who died when their home was attacked by two helicopter gunships during an operation in Al Howeya town, the source added.

The air raid was in response to alleged attacks against the helicopters, the radio pointed out, but no other source has corroborated it.