American soldier killed in non-combatant incident in Iraq

Military and Security 2/9/2009 9:47:00 AM



BAGHDAD, Feb 9 (KUNA) — An American soldier was killed here on Sunday in a non-combatant incident in Baghdad, according to the American Army in Iraq.
An army statement said that the soldier belongs to the multi-forces unit in Baghdad, and added the incident is under investigations.
Further information concerning the name of the soldier and the unit he serves with would be announced after the United States Department of Defense informs his next of kin.
The death toll of American soldiers in Iraq reached 4,239 since the war to liberate Iraq in 2003. This is the second soldier to die in February.(end) ahh.lb KUNA 090947 Feb 09NNNN

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