Friday, March 04, 2005

Freed Italian Hostage Reportedly Fired on by US Armored Vehicle

AP is reporting that Giuliana Sgrena, the communist journalist allegedly held hostage by terrorists, has been injured when her convoy was fired on by a US armored vehicle. They also report that an Italian secret service agent was killed shielding her. The convoy was attacked at a roadblock near Baghdad airport. Sgrena is reported to have suffered minor injuries.