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Police Kill Five on La. Bridge(UPDATE CONTRACTORS WERE SHOT AT: THE NOPD shot BAD GUYS)
CNN, AP BREAKING ^
Posted on 09/04/2005 3:16:13 PM PDT by Chucky is a girlie man
Edited on 09/04/2005 4:02:41 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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New Orleans PD shot contractors - not thugs - on bridge
Mod point of clarification: The first 100 or so replies below were posted in reaction to reports that the contractors had been fatally shot.
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The Associated Press
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.
The bridge spans a canal connecting Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River.
No other details were immediately available.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: abridgetoofar; ap; assininepress; banglist; battleofneworleans; civiliancontractors; corpsofengineers; danzigerbridge; deadthugs; domesticunrest; fakebutaccurate; katrina; muslimextremist; nolaaftermath; nopd; thugs
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September 04, 2005 at 15:13:4 PDT
Police Kill Five Contractors on La. Bridge
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -
0904dv-hurricaneupdate Police shot eight people carrying guns on a New Orleans bridge Sunday, killing five or six, a deputy chief said. A spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers said the victims were 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 said 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.
To: Chucky is a girlie man
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:16:51 PM PDT
by
WhiteGuy
(Vote for gridlock - Make the elected personally liable for their wasteful spending)
To: Chucky is a girlie man
Oh, my God. I hope this is wrong.
3
posted on
09/04/2005 3:16:57 PM PDT
by
Bahbah
(Tim Russert is a poopy-head)
To: Chucky is a girlie man
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:17:00 PM PDT
by
11th_VA
(And so it was in the days of Noah ...)
To: Chucky is a girlie man
5
posted on
09/04/2005 3:17:10 PM PDT
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
To: Chucky is a girlie man
Can this get any worse?
This is breaking now on the west coast.
To: Chucky is a girlie man
To: Chucky is a girlie man
Now maybe Blanco will let the Federal Government take over.
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:17:38 PM PDT
by
Rokke
To: Chucky is a girlie man
this complete lack of communication and command and control may be the public push that lets fedgov have political cover to directly take control of New Orleans, since the Lousiana politicans won't let them as it is.
To: hole_n_one; All
From AP:
The Army Corps of Engineers says the contractors were shot at, then police shot fatally the gunmen who fired on the contractors. The contractors were not killed, the Army Corps said.
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:17:41 PM PDT
by
JellyJam
(Headline of the year: "The Painful Truth: All the World Terrorists Are Muslims!")
Comment #11 Removed by Moderator
To: Chucky is a girlie man
It's George Bush's fault.
12
posted on
09/04/2005 3:17:49 PM PDT
by
JohnBDay
To: Chucky is a girlie man
Disband the police and let the military handle it.
13
posted on
09/04/2005 3:17:50 PM PDT
by
Echo Talon
(http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
To: hole_n_one
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:17:55 PM PDT
by
headsonpikes
(The Liberal Party of Canada are not b*stards - b*stards have mothers!)
To: Chucky is a girlie man
Why? Why? Why?
Please, God... protect us all.
15
posted on
09/04/2005 3:17:57 PM PDT
by
jacquej
To: Chucky is a girlie man
2 words . . . fire control
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:18:01 PM PDT
by
ChadGore
(VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
To: Chucky is a girlie man
Where'd the other thread go?
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:18:01 PM PDT
by
PureSolace
(God save us all)
To: Chucky is a girlie man
God bless them..and comfort those who mourn..I am just sick about this..
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:18:05 PM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: hole_n_one
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:18:06 PM PDT
by
Dog
To: Black Tooth
Don't even ask; you know it can.
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:18:06 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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