US air attack in Fallujah
MIL, Oct 12, 2004. Our Reporter
An aerial attack by US early October 12 destroyed a building in Fallujah used as a meeting place by wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his followers, the U.S. military said.
Firefighters and ambulances were on the scene, and rescue crews were digging through the rubble searching for possible survivors.
Four employees were inside at the time of the strike and were believed to be under the ruins, owner of the restaurant said.
According to the U.S. military news release the attack was a "successful precision strike" just after midnight. The news release didn’t mention the target as a restaurant.
"Terrorists frequently planned operations from this location. Plans included targeting Iraqi governmental leadership, Iraqi security forces, coalition forces and innocent Iraqi citizens," the news release said.
"The location had been under the terrorist organization's control for more than a year, and innocent civilians knowingly stayed away."
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