US soldier killed, two wounded north of Baghdad

BAGHDAD - A US soldier was killed and two other wounded Tuesday when a homemade bomb exploded in Dyala province, north of Baghdad, the army said.
"One Task Force Liberty soldier was killed and two were wounded by an improvised explosive device at about 1:05 pm (0905 GMT) ... in southern Diyala province," a statement said.
The death brings to 1,735 the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq since the March 2003 invasion, according to a count based on Pentagon figures.

07/05/2005 20:00 GMT