U.S. Denies Claim That Plane Was Hit

Iraq said that U.S. and British warplanes killed six of its citizens in airstrikes on southern Iraq and that its air defense units hit one of the aircraft. The U.S. military denied that any aircraft was hit, saying all planes returned safely after a raid conducted in response to Iraqi antiaircraft fire in the “no-fly” zone over southern Iraq. The U.S. Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Fla., said allied planes attacked Iraqi radar systems and antiaircraft artillery, but its statement made no mention of civilian casualties.