US troops stoned by jobless Iraqi officers

LARGE sections of Baghdad were in turmoil yesterday as former Iraqi intelligence officers demanding jobs hurled stones and charged American forces guarding occupation headquarters.

The foreign ministry compound was damaged in an explosion, but no one was injured.

The ex-intelligence officers hurled pavement stones outside occupation headquarters, prompting American reinforcements to move forward from the compound towards the protesters, who then scattered. No shots were fired and the Americans pulled back.