US security officer killed

An American State Department security officer was killed today during a mortar or rocket attack at a US base near Baghdad International Airport, the US Embassy announced.

Ed Seitz, an agent with the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, was killed at about 5am at Camp Victory, embassy spokesman Bob Callahan said.

Camp Victory is the headquarters of the US-led coalition’s ground forces command.

An undetermined number of people were injured in the attack but none with life-threatening injuries, Callahan said.