Baghdad, June 10: A US soldier was killed and another seriously wounded in a rocket-propelled grenade attack today at a weapons collection centre in Baghdad, the US military's Central Command (Centcom) said. "The soldiers were evacuated to a field medical facility for treatment, and one soldier later died of his injuries. The injured soldier is listed in critical condition," Centcom said in a statement.
"The soldiers were manning the weapons collection point when a van with four passengers stopped in a nearby alleyway approximately 250 meters from their location," it said.
"Two attackers exited the van, and each fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the squad," said Centcom, adding that the attackers fled down the alleyway.
It said that US forces launched a search of the area for the assailants, while the names of the casualties were withheld pending notification of the next of kin. Bureau Report