BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents clashed with U.S. troops Thursday in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, leaving a civilian dead, another wounded and two American troops slightly hurt, witnesses said.
The attackers used AK-47 rifles and rocket-propelled grenades against the soldiers, who were guarding a building where a meeting between local officials and U.S. military authorities was underway.
Witnesses said at least 10 masked men fired at the troops from four sides. Military helicopters and jet fighters flew overhead as the troops fired back.
The city's main street was blocked off to traffic and the gunfight spread to side roads. U.S. troops also came under fire as they attempted to leave the area.
A U.S. military media official said she had no information on the clash.
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