Five US marines killed
2005-06-16 11:29
Baghdad, Iraq - Five US marines died from wounds sustained in a roadside bomb blast in western Iraq, the military said on Thursday.
They died on Wednesday after their vehicle was attacked near Ramadi, 115 kilometres west of Baghdad. They were not identified pending notification of their families.
The five were assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. At least 1 713 U.S. military members have died since the war began in 2003, according to an AP count.
The deaths raised Wednesday's toll from insurgent attacks to 57 killed, making it the deadliest day of violence in more than a month.
A car bomb exploded early Thursday in northern Baghdad, injuring five Iraqi soldiers, police Captain Ahmed al-Nedawi said. The car was parked on a street and detonated by remote control, he said.
- AP