Car Bomb Kills 9 U.S. Soldiers

04/24/2007

Associated Press | April 24, 2007


BAGHDAD - A suicide car bomb struck a patrol base northeast of Baghdad on Monday, killing nine U.S. Soldiers and wounding 20 in the single deadliest attack on American ground forces in more than a year, the military said.

An Iraqi civilian also was wounded in the attack on Task Force Lightning Soldiers in Diyala province, a volatile area that has been the site of fierce fighting involving U.S. and Iraqi troops, Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias.

At least 48 Iraqis were killed in seven other bombings, violence that has persisted despite a nearly 10-week-old U.S.-Iraqi security crackdown aimed at pacifying Baghdad.

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