Five Iraqis killed as US troops open fire on truck

AMERICAN troops opened fire on a truck carrying live chickens near the tense town of Fallujah, killing five civilians in the vehicle, including a father and his two sons, relatives said yesterday.

The shooting took place at a roadblock on Tuesday night. Fallujah is the site of numerous anti-American attacks and US soldiers in the area have been on a high state of alert.

Reporters saw American troops delivering one body from an army ambulance to waiting families.