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10:58, July 01, 2007 |
An American soldier was killed andthree others injured when a sophisticated armored-piercing roadside bomb, or EFP, hit their patrol in southern Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
The attack took place on Friday during combat operations in thearea, a military statement said.
"While conducting combat operations in this area of Baghdad elements from this unit, detained nine anti-Iraqi fighters suspected of being involved in a roadside bomb-making cell," the statement said.
The explosively formed penetrator, EFP, is a roadside bomb thatshoots out fist-sized wads of nearly molten copper that can penetrate the U.S. armor vehicles, including Abrams tank.
Previously, the U.S. military had accused Iran of providing Iraqi Shiite militia with weapons and parts for sophisticated armored-piercing bombs. But Iran denied the accusations.
The latest deaths bring the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq during the month to 100, and more than 3,575 since the broke out of the war, according to media count based on Pentagon figures.
Source: Xinhua
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