Tuesday, 25. March 2003
Topic: W A R - on March 25, 2003 at 9:08:15 PM CET
F-16 Fires on Own Patriot Launcher, No One Hurt
A U.S. F-16 fighter plane accidentally fired on a Patriot missile battery in southern Iraq, a spokeswoman at Central Command forward headquarters in Qatar said on Tuesday.
There were no casualties in the incident which took place on Monday some 30 miles south of Najaf.
"During combat air operations...Monday a U.S. F-16 fighter engaged a U.S. Patriot battery approximately 30 miles south of An Najaf," Central Command said in a statement.
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