US soldiers killed in bomb blast amid warnings attacks will increase

TWO American soldiers died in a bomb blast north of Baghdad yesterday amid warnings that attacks will increase with fewer than 100 days left before the coalition hands over sovereignty.

US soldiers killed in bomb blast amid warnings attacks will increase

A day earlier, insurgents attacked an American patrol, sparking a gun battle that killed one US soldier and three rebels.

The infantryman died and two were wounded yesterday when a bomb exploded near Baqouba, the military said. The soldiers went to the area after Iraqi security notified them that a bomb had been found. The two injured soldiers were in stable condition.

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