On Wednesday hundreds of angry people hit the streets demanding an end to the U.S. occupation. A U.S. convoy opened fire on the demonstrators for the second time this week. Three people were killed, and a hospital administrator said 18 were wounded.

When the convoy of occupation troops arrived at the scene, Iraqi demonstrators threw stones at them. An occupation Army officer said soldiers in the convoy passing the demonstrators were shot at, and so returned fire... witnesses on the scene reported no gun fire except that of the U.S. soldiers (All photos - AP Hussein Malla)