U.S. soldier killed in Baghdad

A U.S. soldier was killed and four others injured when a sophisticated armored-piercing bomb detonated near their vehicle in eastern Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Saturday.

The attack took place on Friday while the U.S. patrol was conducting a combat security operation in the area, the statement said.

The explosively-formed projectile, or EFP, was allegedly from a neighboring country, according to U.S. officials, who previously accused Iran of providing Iraqi Shiite militants with weapons and parts for such bombs.

According to the U.S. military, the EFPs are responsible for the deaths of more than 170 U.S. and coalition soldiers since mid- 2004.

More than 3,265 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, according to media count based on Pentagon figures.

Source: Xinhua