U.S. air strike in Iraq wounds troops, civilians

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http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL13734416

BAGHDAD, April 13 (Reuters) - A missile fired by U.S. forces at militants in east Baghdad overshot its target and hit a U.S. vehicle, wounding two soldiers and three civilians, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

In a statement, the U.S. military said it had observed four people placing roadside bombs in the district of New Baghdad on Saturday. An aircraft fired a Hellfire missile, killing two of them.

A second missile targeting the two survivors of the first strike "overshot", setting alight a U.S. military vehicle and nearby houses. The U.S. military said it was investigating the cause of the "misfire".

"(These) events are unfortunate and our apologies go out to those innocent civilians who were affected," Colonel Bill Buckner, a military spokesman, said in the statement.