One US soldier killed, two wounded in Iraq roadside blast

BAGHDAD, Oct 5 (AFP) - One US soldier was killed and two others injured when a roadside bomb targeted their convoy as it was driving near Baghdad overnight, the military said in a statement on Tuesday.
"One... soldier is dead and two are injured as the result of an improvised explosive device attack on their convoy near Baghdad around 11:30 pm (2030 GMT) October 4," the army statement said.
The wounded soldiers were taken to a military hospital in the Iraqi capital.
Based on the latest Pentagon figures, the death brings to 1,056 the number of US troops killed in Iraq since last year's invasion.