Two US soldiers killed in Baghdad bomb blast

Roadside bombs killed two US soldiers in separate incidents in Baghdad, the US military said today.

One soldier died on Monday when a bomb detonated during combat operations in an eastern section of the capital, the military said in a statement.

Another soldier was killed and two others were wounded when their vehicle struck a bomb in southern Baghdad early yesterday.

Both soldiers were assigned to Multi-National Division-Baghdad. Their names were withheld pending family notification.