U.S. Soldier Killed by Explosive in Iraq -Military
Mon August 18, 2003 04:37 PM ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An American soldier was killed by an explosive device in Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said in a statement.
While the military did not give any further details of how the incident occurred, a Central Command spokesman in Florida said: "It was a hostile act."
The soldier, from the 1st Armored Division, was taken to the 28th Combat Support Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:15 p.m., the Central Command statement said.
The military said the incident happened in Karada, a mainly Shi'ite neighborhood in central Baghdad.
Attacks on occupying troops in Iraq have killed 61 U.S. and seven British soldiers since Washington declared major combat over on May 1. A Danish soldier was also killed on Saturday west of Basra in a battle with thieves looting power cables.
The United States blames the guerrilla campaign on hardcore Saddam Hussein loyalists, and says some foreign militants have also entered the country to mount attacks on U.S. forces.
At the 4th Infantry Division's headquarters in Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit, a U.S. Army spokesman said two American soldiers were wounded on Sunday when their convoy was shot at just north of the town.
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