Two US soldiers were killed and six others were wounded by an Iraqi soldier in an attack in the northern city of Mosul on Wednesday, according to the US military, Iraqi security officials and witnesses. The shooter was killed by other US soldiers.In Baghdad, at least 11 Iraqis were killed and 60 others were wounded in a new spate of attacks, witnesses and police officials said. The violence erupted just two days after attacks that killed 28 Iraqis in the capital, in the bloodiest day since June.While the deaths of the US soldiers were confirmed by the US military, the circumstances surrounding the Mosul shooting remained in dispute. Major General Mark P Hertling, commander of US troops in northern Iraq, said it began when two platoons of US soldiers stopped at a combat outpost staffed by Iraqi soldiers. Two US lieutenants went inside to an office to speak with an Iraqi captain while soldiers from both sides waited outside. Suddenly, Hertling said, an Iraqi soldier with an AK-47 that was equipped with a 70-round drum walked up to the group of soldiers, said something to an Iraqi soldier and then shot one US soldier in the head and another in the stomach. He then began spraying bullets in all directions, the general said, at which point the Americans shot him dead. One US soldier died on the spot, and the other later died from his wounds. Hertling said the shooting remained under investigation by both sides.
