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Grenade kills soldier in Iraq
29/08/2003 14:33 - (SA)
Baquba - One United States soldier was killed and three wounded in a rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms attack north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Friday, said US central command.
"One 4th Infantry division soldier was killed and three were wounded in a rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire attack, said centcom.
The attack came near the hotspot town of Baquba, about 65km northeast of Baghdad, where US soldiers regularly come under attack.
"The wounded soldiers were taken to the 21st Combat Support Hospital for treatment," said the centcom.
A witness earlier said he had heard an explosion caused by the firing of rocket-propelled grenades and seen four American soldiers lying on the ground.
"I rushed out and saw a vehicle on fire and four soldiers lying on the ground.
"One was dead, covered with a blanket, and three were receiving first aid," said Hussein Sadr, a shopkeeper.
US helicopters buzzed overhead after the incident, he said.
The latest death takes to 65 the number of US soldiers killed in guerrilla attacks in Iraq since President George W Bush declared major combat operations over on May 1.
- AFP
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