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"BAGHDAD, Iraq � An angry mob of former Iraqi soldiers charged at U.S. troops and Iraqi police on Saturday, throwing rocks during a protest to demand jobs and back pay -- prompting U.S. and Iraqi security to fire shots, killing at least one and wounding 25 according to witnesses and hospital officials.
Among the injured are two Iraqi policemen, said Dr. Abbas Jafaar, an official at a nearby hospital said.
Also Saturday, the military said that a 4th Infantry Division (search) soldier was killed and one was wounded in an attack in southeast Baghdad. The patrol was hit Friday night with small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade in the As Sadiyah (search) region.
The unrest, which began outside an American base in central Baghdad, spilled into the upscale Monsour (search) district, where four liquor stores were burned along with an Iraqi police car.
The Americans fired shots in the air to drive back the stone-throwing mob, and the Iraqi police fired into the crowd, witnesses said. "
"BAGHDAD, Iraq � An angry mob of former Iraqi soldiers charged at U.S. troops and Iraqi police on Saturday, throwing rocks during a protest to demand jobs and back pay -- prompting U.S. and Iraqi security to fire shots, killing at least one and wounding 25 according to witnesses and hospital officials.
Among the injured are two Iraqi policemen, said Dr. Abbas Jafaar, an official at a nearby hospital said.
Also Saturday, the military said that a 4th Infantry Division (search) soldier was killed and one was wounded in an attack in southeast Baghdad. The patrol was hit Friday night with small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade in the As Sadiyah (search) region.
The unrest, which began outside an American base in central Baghdad, spilled into the upscale Monsour (search) district, where four liquor stores were burned along with an Iraqi police car.
The Americans fired shots in the air to drive back the stone-throwing mob, and the Iraqi police fired into the crowd, witnesses said. "
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