Three US soldiers killed in Baghdad bomb blast

Three US soldiers were killed and six wounded by a sophisticated armour-piercing bomb in eastern Baghdad, the US military said in Iraq today.

Wed, 01 Aug, 2007 - 09:14

Three US soldiers were killed and six wounded by a sophisticated armour-piercing bomb in eastern Baghdad, the US military said in Iraq today.

An explosively-formed penetrator (EFP) detonated near the soldiers’ patrol during combat operations yesterday, the military said in a statement.

The victims’ names were withheld pending family notification.

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