Dozens of US marines injured in "friendly fire": correspondent
( 2003-03-27 14:18 ) (7 )

Dozens of US marines were injured when their forces fired on one another in a friendly fire clash around the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, a correspondent with the troops reported Thursday.

He said the command post headquarters was apparently hit with shell and mortar fire leaving 37 wounded, including three in critical and two in serious condition, according to officers.

The AFP correspondent saw at least six vehicles destroyed in the compound, including three truck transporters, two Humvee all-terrain vehicles and one truck-mounted crane.

Officers said the headquarters compound returned fire but casualty reports from the other side were not immediately available.

A US Central Command spokesman in Qatar told AFP he had not see any reports about the clash

(AFP)