ABC Obtains First Images Of Blackwater Firefight

ABC Obtains First Images Of Blackwater Firefight

ABC News has obtained the first images of the controversial September 16 shooting incident involving Blackwater security forces.

The still images, taken at 11:50 that morning, show the car bomb explosion near a financial compound in western Baghdad that precipitated the incident. A State Department official was visiting the compound when the bomb went off about 25 yards from the entrance. Immediately after the explosion, Blackwater is said to have called for reinforcements. In later images, two convoys of Blackwater security forces are seen arriving at the compound ten minutes later to escort the official.

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