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The Panamanians tried to drag the Americans out of their car and the Panamanians fired at them as they drove off, killing one officer, the statement said. His identity was with-held, pending notification of relatives.
The U.S. officers were in the area because they made a wrong turn and were lost, said Col. Ronald Sconyers, a Southern Command spokesperson.
The Panamanian statement said the U.S. officers had "broken through checkpoints and fired at the headquarters building, wounding a soldier and two civilians, including a one-year-old girl."
"We deplore this act of violence. We are presently looking into the circumstances of this incident," Popadiuk said. "The Noriega regime is isolated both domestically and internationally and has been using force and intimidation to thwart the will of the Panamanian people. Acts such as those of last evening are...
World of the death and rumors of U.S. retaliation spread quickly. Yesterday morning people at a gas station discussed what the United States might do and spoke of the imminent "arrival of the Americans."