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US military admits Mosul hospital airstrike may have killed civilians
The Pentagon said a coalition airstrike struck Isis fighters
Andrew Buncombe New York
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The Independent Online
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The US military has said coalition forces may have killed a number of civilians after striking a van in a hospital compound in Mosul while targeting Isis fighters.
In a statement, the Pentagon said that a coalition airstrike hit a vehicle believed to be carrying Isis fighters.
“The van was struck in what was later determined to be a hospital compound parking lot resulting in possible civilian casualties,” it said, citing the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/us-military-airstrike-mosul-civilians-hospital-a7501396.html