Under fire

US soldiers shot and wounded six Iraqi civilians yesterday in response to an attack on their convoy in the tense town of Ramadi, residents said.

The US military had no immediate comment. Witnesses said US soldiers fired randomly after their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb.The soldiers then raided houses in the area.Reuters television footage showed cars and front doors pierced by bullets.One man showed bullet holes in his kitchen pots and pans as well as a shattered television screen.”There were only innocent children here,” he said.”What did they think, that Saddam Hussein was here?” Ramadi is one of the flashpoint towns west of Baghdad in a wide area known as the Sunni triangle.- Nampa-ReutersWitnesses said US soldiers fired randomly after their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. The soldiers then raided houses in the area. Reuters television footage showed cars and front doors pierced by bullets. One man showed bullet holes in his kitchen pots and pans as well as a shattered television screen. “There were only innocent children here,” he said. “What did they think, that Saddam Hussein was here?” Ramadi is one of the flashpoint towns west of Baghdad in a wide area known as the Sunni triangle. – Nampa-Reuters

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