Civilian Deaths Heighten Anger ; Troops' Shooting of Pregnant Woman Is Latest Incident

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BAGHDAD, Iraq The shooting death of a pregnant Iraqi, apparently by U.S. troops, as she was rushing to a hospital threw an intense spotlight Wednesday on the troubling issue of Iraqi civilian deaths.

Iraqi police and witnesses said the troops gunned down the woman and her cousin in their car. The U.S. military said the car entered a clearly marked prohibited area but failed to stop despite repeated signals; shots were fired to disable the vehicle, it said.

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Civilian Deaths Heighten Anger ; Troops' Shooting of Pregnant Woman Is Latest Incident

More than 4,000 Iraqis many of them civilians have been killed in war-related violence this year, including at least 936 in May alone, according to an Associated Press count. That makes May the second deadliest month for Iraqis over the past year...

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