U.S. soldier killed, 3 wounded while defusing IED

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: One U.S. serviceman on Saturday was killed and three others, including two Iraqis, were wounded while trying to defuse an explosive device in Samarra city, according to a local security official. “The wounded personnel included one American and two Iraqis,” an assistant to Samarra operations’ commander, Brig. Abdulbaset Hassoun, told IraqiNews.com news agency. The blast occurred in al-Dubbat neighborhood, downtown Samarra. No comment was immediately available from the U.S. side. Samarra, Salah al-Din province, lies 120 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1