Child dies as US troops kill six in Iraq market

SIX US troops were wounded in attacks in Iraq while US soldiers shot dead five arms sellers and a child at an arms market in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit.

The latest rash of violence came one day after a deadly car bomb blast at the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad which cast renewed doubt on the US-led coalition’s ability to restore order in Iraq.

The assaults against US troops marked 100 days since US President George W Bush declared an end to official hostilities in Iraq.