URGENT/ Iraqi soldier killed, 2 wounded in Baghdad blast

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi serviceman was killed and two others were wounded in an explosion that ripped through their checkpoint in western Baghdad, a police source said on Saturday. “Today, an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near an Iraqi army checkpoint in Baghdad’s eastern area of al-Aameriya, killing one soldier and injuring two others,” the source told IraqiNews.com. The source did not provide further details of the incident. SS (P) 1