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| Iraqi soldier 'killed US troops' | Iraqi soldier 'killed US troops' |
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| An Iraqi soldier has opened fire on American troops, killing two and wounding three others, US and Iraqi officials have said. | An Iraqi soldier has opened fire on American troops, killing two and wounding three others, US and Iraqi officials have said. |
| The incident happened during a joint patrol in the north on 26 December, but fuller details have only now emerged. | The incident happened during a joint patrol in the north on 26 December, but fuller details have only now emerged. |
| An Iraqi general said the patrol had come under fire from gunmen in the city of Mosul, but his soldier had "abused" the situation and shot the Americans. | An Iraqi general said the patrol had come under fire from gunmen in the city of Mosul, but his soldier had "abused" the situation and shot the Americans. |
| It is thought to be the first such case since the US-led invasion of 2003. | It is thought to be the first such case since the US-led invasion of 2003. |
| The shooting was deliberate, it was not an accident Noor al-Din HusseinIraqi general | The shooting was deliberate, it was not an accident Noor al-Din HusseinIraqi general |
| The US initially reported the deaths of Capt Rowdy Inman, 38, and Sgt Benjamin Portell, 27, as resulting from hostile small arms fire. | |
| But Iraqi general Mutaa al-Khazraji said: "They [the joint patrol] were attacked by gunmen and the [Iraqi] soldier abused the situation and killed the two soldiers." | |
| He said the Iraqi serviceman had been "an insurgent infiltrator". He was arrested and is being questioned. | He said the Iraqi serviceman had been "an insurgent infiltrator". He was arrested and is being questioned. |
| An interpreter was also wounded alongside the three other soldiers. | An interpreter was also wounded alongside the three other soldiers. |
| Tensions remain high in Mosul - an ethnically mixed area that is home to a variety of Muslim and Christian communities. | Tensions remain high in Mosul - an ethnically mixed area that is home to a variety of Muslim and Christian communities. |