Attackers lobbed two grenades over a wall and into a compound of U.S. troops in Fallujah on Thursday, wounding seven soldiers just hours after they had opened fire on anti-American protesters, a U.S. intelligence officer reported.
None of the injuries to soldiers of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment was life-threatening, said Capt. Frank Rosenblatt, 26, of Hampton, Va.
According to AP, The troops inside the former police station opened fire on men seen fleeing the area, but no one was captured or believed hit, said Rosenblatt.
The 1 a.m. attack Thursday came after soldiers in the compound and in a passing Army convoy opened fire Wednesday on anti-American demonstrators massed outside, killing three and wounding 18, according to hospital officials.
U.S. military officials met Wednesday with local religious and clan leaders on the security situation in the town.
"We asked the commanding officers for an investigation and for compensation for the families of the dead and injured," said Taha Bedaiwi al-Alwani, the new, U.S.-recognized mayor of Fallujah.
Al-Alwani and other Iraqis at the meeting also asked that U.S. troops be redeployed outside the city center. (Albawaba.com)
