Four US military personnel killed in Iraq

Tuesday, December 26, 2006, 10:23 [IST]

BAGHDAD, Dec 24 (Reuters) Four US military personnel were killed and two were wounded in two separate incidents in Iraq yesterday, the US military said today.

Three military police were killed and one was wounded when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad, it said.

In a later statement, the military said one soldier was killed and one was wounded in an explosion while they were taking part in operations in Diyala province.

A total of 2,964 US military deaths have been reported in Iraq since the US led invasion was launched in 2003.

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