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| At least three US soldiers have been wounded and an Iraqi interpreter has been killed after coming under fire from police in Iraq. | At least three US soldiers have been wounded and an Iraqi interpreter has been killed after coming under fire from police in Iraq. |
| The shooting took place at 1500 (1200 GMT) at a checkpoint under a bridge in the northern city of Mosul. | |
| Two policemen opened fire before fleeing the scene in a waiting car. | Two policemen opened fire before fleeing the scene in a waiting car. |
| The US military says the wounded soldiers have been taken to hospital and an investigation is under way. A second interpreter was also injured. | The US military says the wounded soldiers have been taken to hospital and an investigation is under way. A second interpreter was also injured. |
| Initial reports from Iraqi sources said up to six US troops had been killed, although the US military said only that three were injured. | Initial reports from Iraqi sources said up to six US troops had been killed, although the US military said only that three were injured. |
| "Three US soldiers were injured in the attack at an Iraqi police station in Nineveh province along with an interpreter. A second interpreter was killed during the attack," the US military said in a statement, AFP news agency reported. | "Three US soldiers were injured in the attack at an Iraqi police station in Nineveh province along with an interpreter. A second interpreter was killed during the attack," the US military said in a statement, AFP news agency reported. |
| "The injured personnel were taken to the combat support hospital in Mosul. An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause and nature of the attack," the statement said. | "The injured personnel were taken to the combat support hospital in Mosul. An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause and nature of the attack," the statement said. |
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| A police intelligence source the Americans were invited to lunch with Iraqi police at a checkpoint under a bridge, reports the BBC's Mike Sergeant in Baghdad. | |
| He says when the soldiers arrived, the two policemen - a corporal and a private - opened fire on them, before making their escape. | |
| Our correspondent says the shooting is not the first such incident, but it is the most serious of its kind for some time. | |
| Last November, an Iraqi soldier killed two US soldiers before being shot dead in Mosul. | Last November, an Iraqi soldier killed two US soldiers before being shot dead in Mosul. |
| The latest shooting comes a day after three US soldiers and an interpreter were killed in fighting in the volatile Diyala province, north of Baghdad. | The latest shooting 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. US President Barack Obama has vowed to withdraw US troops from the country within 16 months of taking office in January. | The incidents follow a recent decline in violence in Iraq. US President Barack Obama has vowed to withdraw US troops from the country within 16 months of taking office in January. |