BBC's” World Affairs Editor John Simpson Survives Bombing in Iraq by an American F15

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Sunday April 06, 2003 14:30

by Kevin-Scott

An American convoy containing Kurds and American special forces is bombed by an American aircraft.

John Simpson was standing 10 -12 feet away from where the bomb hit and broadcast the incident by satellite phone moments after the attack.

He was injured, bleeding through an ear reporting on a “scene from hell” as he counted 10 bodies and 8-10 vehicles burning.

US military claimed: "Coalition aircraft were conducting close air support missions at the time, and were in coordination with ground forces,"