Tal Afar, Iraq Jan. 18, 2005: At the scene of the shooting a US soldier examines the car. A US military statement said troops trying to stop the car used hand signals and fired warning shots before firing directly at the car, killing the father, who was driving, and the mother in the front passenger seat. (Note: The father's face has been digitally obscured to hide the hideous wound that killed him.) (Programmer's note: In Iraqi usage, the US hand signal to stop means to come forward.) |