Two US servicemen killed in Iraq bombings

BAGHDAD - Two US servicemen were killed in separate bomb attacks over the weekend as Iraqi insurgents pressed their bombing campaign in and around the capital.
A US soldier was killed Sunday morning when the vehicle he was riding in struck a roadside bomb in east Baghdad, the military said.
"The unit on patrol struck an improvised explosive device," at 7 a.m. (0300 GMT), a statement said without elaborating.
His death follows that of a US sailor attached to the marines, who was killed in a bomb blast in the volatile city of Fallujah, west of the capital, on Saturday, the military said.
"A sailor assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, Second Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), was killed yesterday by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Fallujah," a statement said.
The deaths bring to 1,564 the number of US troops who have died in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, according to an AFP tally based on the latest Pentagon figures.

04/24/2005 13:56 GMT