Roadside bomb attack kills US soldier in Baghdad

By SPA,

Baghdad : The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of wounds sustained in a roadside bombing in Eastern Baghdad.

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The military says the bomb struck the soldier’s vehicle during a combat patrol in eastern Baghdad at approximately 6:15 p.m. Friday.

Saturday’s announcement raises to two the number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq in May, the Associated Press reported.

At least 50 U.S. troops were killed in April _ the deadliest month since September when 65 U.S. troops died.