At least eight Iraqi civilians have been killed in separate attacks from US forces. On Wednesday, a family of five died when a US helicopter struck their home in Tikrit. Both parents were killed along with their three children all under ten years old. Another five people were injured in a neighboring home. Also Wednesday, three Iraqi bank workers were killed when US forces shot their car near Baghdad’s airport. Meanwhile, at least seven civilians were injured when a car bomb exploded in central Baghdad.

Witness: “We were sitting inside the shop, when we saw fire. The people who were sitting inside the shop were wounded and taken to the hospital. A number of vehicles were wrecked, and glass was strewn everywhere.”