BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi general who commands the country's border defence force was shot and wounded while driving in Baghdad late on Saturday and accused U.S. troops of firing on his car, police and hospital sources said.
The report could not be confirmed directly with the general; a U.S. military spokesman said he was unaware of an incident.[...]
Sources at Baghdad police headquarters, which like the border security force is overseen by the Interior Ministry, said Hamadi is the overall commander of the Iraqi Border Police.
They too said he was shot by U.S. troops.[...]
Iraqis daily accuse American troops of opening fire on motorists, often killing them. U.S. commanders say soldiers, who are trained to be vigilant against suicide car bombers who approach checkpoints or convoys, take care to protect civilians.
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