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"Uncle Buck" |
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05 Sep 2005 01:24:12 AM |
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A little more on those shot Army Engineers |
I didn't realize that the contractors killed were the same "6-8 people
with weapons shot on a bridge" that were reported on earlier.
From CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.impact/index.html
AP: Contractors shot by police
Police shot eight people carrying guns on a New Orleans bridge Sunday,
killing five or six, The Associated Press reported.
A spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers told AP that the people
shot were some of its contractors on their way to repair a canal. The
contractors were walking across a bridge on their way to launch barges
into Lake Pontchartrain to fix the 17th Street Canal, said John Hall,
a spokesman for the Corps.
Earlier Sunday, New Orleans Deputy Police Chief W.J. Riley told the AP
that police shot at eight people, killing five or six. The shootings
took place on the Danziger Bridge, which spans a canal connecting Lake
Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River.
No other details were immediately available.
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| User: "Uncle Buck" |
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| Title: A little more - they don't appear to have been the engineers after all |
05 Sep 2005 01:30:20 AM |
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Latest is that they were people shooting _at_ the engineers that were
killed, not the engineers themselves. To which I say, "WHEW!!!"
I sure hope the facts of this incident become a little more clear a
lot more soon, it's a roller-coaster following these events. I can't
imagine what it must be like for people stuck there. :-(
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| User: "Kate " |
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| Title: Re: A little more - they don't appear to have been the engineers after all |
05 Sep 2005 12:44:02 AM |
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On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 18:30:20 -0700, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
Latest is that they were people shooting _at_ the engineers that were
killed, not the engineers themselves. To which I say, "WHEW!!!"
I sure hope the facts of this incident become a little more clear a
lot more soon, it's a roller-coaster following these events. I can't
imagine what it must be like for people stuck there. :-(
I found this:
6:06 P.M. - Police shot and killed at least five people Sunday after
gunmen opened fire on a group of contractors traveling across a bridge
on their way to make repairs, authorities said. Deputy Police Chief
W.J. Riley said police shot at eight people carrying guns, killing
five or six.
Fourteen contractors were traveling across the Danziger Bridge under
police escort when they came under fire, said John Hall, a spokesman
for the Army Corps of Engineers. They were on their way to launch
barges into Lake Pontchartrain to help plug the breech in the 17th
Street Canal, Hall said.
None of the contractors was killed, Hall said.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: A little more - they don't appear to have been the engineers after all |
05 Sep 2005 07:04:49 AM |
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In article <43c69490.1382748671@news-west.newscene.com>,
(Kate ) wrote:
On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 18:30:20 -0700, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
Latest is that they were people shooting _at_ the engineers that were
killed, not the engineers themselves. To which I say, "WHEW!!!"
I sure hope the facts of this incident become a little more clear a
lot more soon, it's a roller-coaster following these events. I can't
imagine what it must be like for people stuck there. :-(
I found this:
6:06 P.M. - Police shot and killed at least five people Sunday after
gunmen opened fire on a group of contractors traveling across a bridge
on their way to make repairs, authorities said. Deputy Police Chief
W.J. Riley said police shot at eight people carrying guns, killing
five or six.
Fourteen contractors were traveling across the Danziger Bridge under
police escort when they came under fire, said John Hall, a spokesman
for the Army Corps of Engineers. They were on their way to launch
barges into Lake Pontchartrain to help plug the breech in the 17th
Street Canal, Hall said.
None of the contractors was killed, Hall said.
I heard the same. The story is still a bit confused.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&u=/nm/20050905/ts_nm/katrin
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John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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| User: "duke" |
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| Title: Re: A little more on those shot Army Engineers |
05 Sep 2005 12:42:44 PM |
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On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 18:24:12 -0700, Uncle Buck <UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
I didn't realize that the contractors killed were the same "6-8 people
with weapons shot on a bridge" that were reported on earlier.
From CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.impact/index.html
AP: Contractors shot by police
Police shot eight people carrying guns on a New Orleans bridge Sunday,
killing five or six, The Associated Press reported.
A spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers told AP that the people
shot were some of its contractors on their way to repair a canal. The
contractors were walking across a bridge on their way to launch barges
into Lake Pontchartrain to fix the 17th Street Canal, said John Hall,
a spokesman for the Corps.
Earlier Sunday, New Orleans Deputy Police Chief W.J. Riley told the AP
that police shot at eight people, killing five or six. The shootings
took place on the Danziger Bridge, which spans a canal connecting Lake
Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River.
No other details were immediately available.
There is correction now.
Some "thugs" shot at said contractors who were protected by police. The police
returned fire, killing 2, wounding 3. It may be that all 5 thugs died.
duke
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