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AFP: US Soldier Killed In Baghdad Ambush

(AFP) - An American soldier was killed and another was wounded during an ambush in Baghdad, as violence also flared up in other areas of the country.

The soldier's unit was conducting a vehicle patrol in Baghdad's Karkh district at around 10:30 pm (1930 GMT) when the ambush occurred, the spokeswoman said Thursday.

"Another soldier and an Iraqi interpreter were wounded in the incident," she said.