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One Soldier, Two Iraqi Civilians Killed, Other Wounded By Car Bomb

TIKRIT, Iraq -
One 1st Infantry Division Soldier and two Iraqi civilians were killed, and 10 Soldiers and six Iraqi citizens were wounded when a car bomb detonated outside a Coalition base near Baqubah around 8:00 a.m. June 8.

The Soldiers were preparing to inspect a vehicle outside the gate of a Coalition base when the blast occurred. Four Soldiers are being treated at the base. The remaining wounded were evacuated to the 31st Combat Support Hospital.

The deceased Soldier's names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
 

 

Release #040608j



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