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To: maceng2 who wrote (604)	4/11/2004 9:56:59 AM
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US Marines shot during ceasefire ananova.com A rebel sniper shot and wounded two US Marines patrolling an industrial zone in the besieged city of Fallujah. The ensuing gun battle left at least one of the insurgents dead. The violence came despite an apparent ceasefire and as negotiators held a third round of meetings aimed at ending the fighting. Sunni militants told Arab TV stations that they had agreed to a US-offered truce and vowed that it would hold until tonight. The shooting occurred in the city's south-eastern region. One of the Marines was shot in the head, the other in a leg, said Marine Capt Jason Smith. They were evacuated to a field hospital and their condition was unknown. He said troops shot and killed the sniper and also shot at four rebels who were spotted nearby running with rocket-propelled-grenade launchers. Capt Smith said the shooting showed the rebels were not serious in abiding by the truce. "We've got one (a ceasefire) in place, evidently they don't," he said. Beside the clash, which lasted for several minutes, only sporadic gunfire could be heard around the city. Lt Col Brennan Byrne, commander of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, which is deployed in the city's south, had said earlier that the rebels had not shot at them for several hours. He said the Marines would not launch offensive attacks against the insurgents.