Haifa Street helicopter incident
The fighting started before dawn on Haifa Street, where insurgents detonated two car bombs and attacked American troops with heavy gunfire.[1] After the wounded Americans were evacuated, witnesses reported that a crowd had gathered around the burning Bradley, apparently celebrating.Media personnel also arrived on the scene, filming the burning wreckage.Reports said that the media and crowd had been gathered around the vehicle after the fighting ended.At around 8:00 a.m., an American helicopter fired two missiles and machine guns at the burning tank, killing 13 people and injuring about 60 others.