US forces have killed the 17-year-old son of the governor of northern Iraq’s Salahuddin province.
In a raid on Sunday, the forces shot the boy and another of the governor’s relatives.
Governor Hamad al-Qaisi’s family have claimed the Americans stormed the family house in the town of Beiji, where the governor’s son Hussam and his cousin were staying.
They say the soldiers shot dead Hussam in a “barbaric” action that was without cause.
A statement from the US military said it shot two armed men, adding it was later found they were both related to the governor.
The statement also claimed the troops had wounded and captured an al Qaeda financer in the house.
Local officials have demanded an investigation into the shooting and say the governor has cut short a visit to Turkey to arrange the funeral of his son.
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