Reply #1: This was an 80 vehicle troop convoy that was attacked [View All]

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http://www.boston.com/dailynews/104/world/U_S_soldier_killed_as_U_S_troo:.shtml

U.S. soldier killed as U.S. troops head toward Najaf

NAJAF, Iraq (AP) Gunmen attacked a large convoy of U.S. troops heading toward Najaf with gunfire and roadside bombs, killing one soldier and wounding two others and an American civilian contractor, officers in the convoy said Tuesday.

The 80-vehicle convoy was struck late Monday, when a volley of fire erupted north of the city. A roadside bomb hit a truck. The convoy accelerated through the ambush and continued on its way toward Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad.

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