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| US soldiers hurt in Iraq attack | US soldiers hurt in Iraq attack |
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| 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. | 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. |
| The shooting took place at 1500 (1200 GMT) at a checkpoint at a bridge in the centre of 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. |
| Two policemen opened fire, although there are conflicting reports as to the identity and numbers of casualties. | |
| The US military says the wounded soldiers have been taken to hospital and an investigation is under way. | The US military says the wounded soldiers have been taken to hospital and an investigation is under way. |
| Initial reports from Iraqi sources said up to six US troops had been killed, although the US military said an unspecified number were injured. | Initial reports from Iraqi sources said up to six US troops had been killed, although the US military said an unspecified number were injured. |
| The attackers are reported to have fled the scene. | |
| The BBC's Mike Sergeant in Baghdad says the shooting is not the first such incident, but would be the most serious of its kind for some time. | |
| It comes a day after three US soldiers and an interpreter were killed in fighting in the volatile Diyala province, north of Baghdad. | |
| The incidents follow a recent decline in violence in Iraq, from where US President Barack Obama has vowed to withdraw US troops within 16 months of his taking office. |