DAMASCUS: American helicopter-borne troops launched an assault on Sunday on a building in a Syrian border village with Iraq, killing eight civilians, official Syrian media reported.
"Four American helicopters violated Syrian airspace around 16:45 local time (1345 GMT) on Sunday," state television and the official SANA news agency said.
"American soldiers" who had emerged from helicopters "attacked a civilian building under construction and fired at workmen inside, causing eight deaths," the reports said.
"The helicopters then left Syrian territory towards Iraqi territory," SANA said.
Earlier, the private television channel al-Dunia said nine civilians died in the attack in the Abu Kamal area.
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