Falluja: Kent State times four
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By Edmund Blair
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. troops shot dead at least 13 Iraqis during an anti-American protest in the town of Falluja overnight, witnesses said on Tuesday, in a clash likely to inflame anger at the U.S. presence in Iraq (news - web sites).
Witnesses and doctors in Falluja, 30 miles west of Baghdad, told Reuters U.S. troops opened fire on people demonstrating against their presence at a school in the town.
Falluja general hospital director Ahmed Ghanim al-Ali said 13 people had been killed and at least 75 wounded. Some local people gave higher estimates.
U.S. military headquarters in Qatar acknowledged troops in Falluja had opened fire on a group of Iraqis, but said they were armed with combat rifles and had shot first.
