Suicide Blast Kills 9 U.S. Soldiers

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Source: MSNBC

BAGHDAD - Nine U.S. soldiers were killed after a suicide bomber exploded a vehicle in Diyala province, the U.S. military reported Monday. Twenty soldiers and one Iraqi civilian were wounded in the blast.

Twelve soldiers were returned to duty after receiving treatment, the reports said. Eight soldiers and the Iraqi civilian were evacuated for further treatment. Three of those soldiers later returned to duty, the report said.

The names of the soldiers who were killed are being held pending notification of their families. All were members of Task Force Lightning.

Suicide bombers attacked five other locations in Iraq on Monday, killing 46 people and wounding more than 100, officials said as the U.S. ambassador stopped short of saying construction on a controversial wall in Baghdad would be halted.

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