Iraqi soldier killed, 3 injured in explosion targeted their patrol west of Baghdad
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(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the police announced on Sunday, that a soldier was killed and three others were wounded in an explosion targeted their patrol west of Baghdad.
The source said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, “An explosive device exploded, this evening, targeting an army patrol as it passed al-Risala neighborhood in Abu Ghraib district, which resulted in the killing of one member of the patrol and injuring three others, as well as the destruction of a Hummer vehicle.”
The source, who asked to remain anonymous, added: “The patrol rushed the injured to a nearby hospital and the bodies of the dead to the forensic medicine department.”