FALLUJAH, Sept 20: Five US soldiers were wounded in a spate of attacks at trouble spots in north and central Iraq on Saturday with an explosion and an exchange of gunfire hitting the flashpoint town of Fallujah.

Three US soldiers were wounded when RPGs were fired at their transport trucks in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, shopowner Abdulhakim Othman said.

At around the same time, another US military truck came under RPG attack in another district of Mosul, said Mohammad Badreddin, a resident of the city. But it was not clear if there were further casualties.

The attacks were launched shortly after an explosion was heard across Fallujah at about 10:20am (0620 GMT). Gunfire erupted immediately afterwards that attack.—AFP