One killed, one injured in attack on US camp

Anti-American insurgents fired mortar rounds at a military camp, killing one American soldier and wounding 34 others, the US command said today.

Six mortar rounds exploded about 6.45pm at Logistical Base Seitz west of Baghdad, in the so-called Sunni Muslim triangle which is a stronghold of resistance to the US occupation of Iraq, a spokesman said.

Thirty-five soldiers were wounded in the attack, and one died overnight, the spokesman said.

“The wounded soldiers were given first aid and have been evacuated from the site for further medical treatment,” said a military statement.

The mortars hit “a living area where they have their sleeping quarters”, the spokesman said.