US Soldier Killed, One Wounded In North Iraq Blast

BAGHDAD, July 17 (AFP) - A US soldier was killed and another wounded when their convoy was targeted in a roadside bomb blast on Saturday morning near the northern Iraqi city of Beiji, the US military said.
The bomb hit the soldiers` vehicle at about 7:00 am (0300 GMT), it said.
"The injured soldier has been evacuated to a military medical facility," it added in a statement.
The latest casualty brings to 656 the number of US troops killed in action in Iraq since the start of the US-led war in March 2003, according to US Defence Department figures.