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US soldiers 'shot dead in Iraq' US soldiers hurt in Iraq attack
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At least four US soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter have been shot dead by gunmen wearing Iraqi police uniforms, unconfirmed reports say. A number of US soldiers have been wounded and an Iraqi interpreter has been killed after coming under fire from police in Iraq, reports say.
Interior ministry officials said the shooting - which has not been independently verified - took place in the northern city of Mosul. The shooting took place at 1500 (1200 GMT) at a checkpoint at a bridge in the centre of the northern city of Mosul.
One report says the incident involved one policeman and the translator alone. Two policemen opened fire, although there are conflicting reports as to the identity and numbers of the casualties.
The US military says it is investigating the reports, but said it has no information of such an incident. The US military says the wounded soldiers have been taken to hospital and an investigation is under way.
Iraqi police in Mosul told the BBC two Iraqi policemen reportedly opened fire on US troops in the city, killing between four and six of them. ABC News quoted an interior ministry official as saying an Iraqi interpreter was also killed in the shooting. Initial reports from Iraqi sources said up to six US troops had been killed, although the US military said an unspecified number were injured.
However, an Iraqi interior ministry spokesman, Brig Gen Abdul-Karim al-Khalaf, said one Iraqi policeman had shot dead an interpreter, and that no US troops were in the area at the time.