US soldier dies trying to detonate bomb

An American soldier was killed in west Baghdad today as he tried to detonate a roadside bomb.

Wed, 10 Sep, 2003 - 13:58

An American soldier was killed in west Baghdad today as he tried to detonate a roadside bomb.

The victim was part of an explosive ordnance detonating team that had tried to blow up the bomb by shooting it with a heavy machine gun on a Bradley fighting vehicle.

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