American soldier critical after being shot in head

AN American soldier was shot in the head as he waited in line to buy a soft drink at Baghdad University yesterday, while American forces killed two insurgents who charged an army post in a truck, firing a rocket-propelled grenade.

The soldier was shot at close range at about midday, witnesses said.

He was evacuated to a military hospital, where he was in a critical condition, said Army Major William Thurmond, a US military spokesman.