Baghdad - US military confirmed that three Iraqi policemen were killed and another was injured "by mistake" Wednesday by a US patrol in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. An Iraqi police patrol from the southern Rashad district was heading for Jawija, to the south-west of Kirkuk, when it was shot at by a US patrol by mistake.
US-led multinational forces explained that the police officers entered into a previously cordoned area at a high rate of speed and their vehicle was perceived as a threat.
The incident is currently under investigation, the US military said.
