U.S. Soldier Killed, Four Wounded in Iraq

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Middle East - AP

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. soldier was killed and four wounded in fighting in Iraq , the military said Monday.

The soldiers were with the 3rd Infantry Division, which is charged with patrolling the capital, Baghdad, said Spc. Giovanni Llorente, a military spokesman.

The spokesman gave no details on the time or place of the attack, and the names of the dead and wounded were withheld pending notification of next of kin.

However, there were several explosions along the al-Khadra Highway in western Baghdad, and an Associated Press photographer said witnesses reported U.S. casualties. ---