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[http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2003/05/01/76613-ap.html
Grenade attack wounds seven U.S. soldiers in already tense Fallujah, Iraq
By CHARLES J. HANLEY
Thu, May 1, 2003
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - Unknown attackers lobbed two grenades early Thursday over a wall and into a compound of U.S. troops in tense Fallujah, wounding seven soldiers just hours after the American soldiers opened fire on anti-American protesters in the street outside, a U.S. intelligence officer said.
None of the injuries to soldiers of the 3rd Armoured Cavalry Regiment was life-threatening, said Capt. Frank Rosenblatt. 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, whose 82nd Airborne Division is handing over control of Fallujah to the 3rd ACR.
The 1 a.m. attack came a half day after soldiers in the compound and in a passing army convoy opened fire on anti-American demonstrators massed outside, killing two and wounding 18, according to hospital officials.
American officers said that barrage was provoked when someone fired on the convoy from the crowd.
Wednesday's march was staged to protest a shooting Monday night, when U.S. troops fired on a crowd after they claimed to have been shot at. That shooting left 16 people dead and more than 50 wounded, according to hospital counts.
Residents of Fallujah said they had heard relatives of victims vow to avenge Wednesday's shootings. The grenade attack early Thursday, they said, was the result.
People in Fallujah generally have said they want the American troops to leave the city, 50 kilometres west of Baghdad.
 World Fact Book (CIA)]
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