FALLUJAH, Iraq, 2 May 2003 — Seven US soldiers were wounded when Iraqis lobbed two grenades into their base in the city of Fallujah, where American troops killed at least 15 people during protests this week, the US military said yesterday.
“The attack was an expression of the anger of a few people in the city after what happened,” Capt. Alan Vaught said, referring to the US shootings at earlier anti-American protests.
Fallujah Mayor Taha Badawi Hamid Al-Alwani and some residents said the assailants used rocket-propelled grenades.
The US soldiers wounded in the attack late on Wednesday were evacuated from the city 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad. A US Central Command statement said of the seven wounded, five required medical attention and were in stable condition.
