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Article: PRE-ATTACK VIDEOTAPE SHOWS WEDDING PARTY.(News)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- May 24, 2004
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Byline: Scheherezade Faramarzi Associated Press
RAMADI, Iraq -- A videotape shows a dozen white pickup trucks speeding through the desert, escorting a bridal car decorated with colorful ribbons. The bride wears a Western-style white bridal dress and veil. The camera captures her stepping out of the car but does not show a close-up.
The videotape obtained Sunday by Associated Press Television News captures a wedding party that survivors say was later attacked by U.S. planes early Wednesday, killing up to 45 people. The dead included the cameraman, Yasser Shawkat Abdullah, hired to record the festivities, which ended Tuesday night before the planes struck. ...