One of the most terrifying incidents of the weekend came Sunday when a US helicopter opened fire on a crowd milling around an abandoned Bradley armored vehicle that the Pentagon says had been attacked. At least 13 people were killed in the US helicopter attack on the crowd and children are among the dead. The US strikes also killed a journalist from the Arab TV network al Arabiya. The network broadcast harrowing footage of its correspondent, Mazen al-Tumeisi, reporting from the scene when he is hit by shrapnel. He doubles over and his blood splatters on the camera lens as he screams, “I’m a journalist. I’m dying, I’m dying.”

Tumeisi is a Palestinian who has lived in Iraq for a number of years. He is the 6th Arab journalist to be killed by US troops since the fall of Baghdad last year. More than 30 journalists have been killed since the invasion began. A US military spokesperson said US troops fired on the Bradley “for the safety of the people around it.” Another spokesperson said the strike was necessary to prevent looting of the vehicle. Two other journalists, including a Reuters cameraman were injured in the strike.