Two civilians have been killed and two others wounded in a U.S. military attack in the Iraqi city of Basra. U.S. helicopters launched the strike after seven rockets were fired at U.S. and Iraqi forces. A witness said the victims were farmers working their land.

Witness: “Those people are farmers. They came early this morning to the farm to reap the plants. They were working when a U.S. helicopter attacked them with four missiles, killing a man and members of his family. Three people were critically wounded and taken to the hospital, and a man died.”