Five killed as peshmergas clash following handshakes and kisses

March 12 2012 16:18:33

Five killed as peshmergas clash following handshakes and kisses

ARBIL, Iraq - Doğan News Agency

Archival footage of a U.S soldier sitting with peshmergas. Hürriyet photo

Five people were killed and three were wounded after peshmergas in Arbil, northern Iraq, clashed despite shaking hands and dining together moments before.

A sudden disagreement interrupted the dinner, and the soldiers began firing their guns.

The clash killed five people and wounded three, all belonging to the same family.

The cause of the fight remains unknown, Doğan news agency reported.

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