NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
July 28, 2003
Release Number: 03-07-86
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ONE KILLED, THREE WOUNDED IN CONVOY ATTACK
BAGHDAD, Iraq--One 1st Armored Division soldier died and three others were wounded at approximately 11:40 a.m. July 28 when an unknown number of individuals dropped an improvised explosive device from an overpass onto their convoy as it was traveling through the Al Rashid district of Baghdad.
The soldiers were taken to a nearby medical facility. Two of the soldiers have been returned to duty.
The names of the soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The incident is under investigation.
For further information contact CJTF-7 Coalition Press Information Center at 914 360 5082/5089. E-mail: cpic.pressdesk.iraq.us.army.mil
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