Iraqi villigers threaten to kill 100 Polish troops, after they shoot dead Iraqi citizen

Following the Polish Armys fatal shooting of an Iraqi man in the village of Abu al Wan, which counts 2,000 inhabitants, in the areas of al Hilla, on Sep tember 28, the people of the village are demanding negotiations with Polish representatives. The Iraqi people are demanding compensation in money or, they have threatend to kill 100 Polish troops. "The Americans have paid $10,000 to a family of a man who died in detention," says Shihab Hamid, one of the village leaders. "For killing one of our men we will kill 100 of your men," adds Razak, the dead man's cousin. The Polish army will not negotiate, as the case is currently under investigation by the Iraqi police and Polish military Police. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) A.K.