NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
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November 7, 2004
Release Number: 04-11-05C


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONVOY ATTACK KILLS ONE SOLDIER

BALAD, Iraq - One U.S. soldier is dead and one wounded as the result of an attack on their convoy around 11 a.m. on Nov. 7 west of Baghdad.

Secondary explosions at the scene were from the cargo the convoy was carrying.

The names of the soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The attack is under investigation.

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