U.S. soldier, security workers killed near Mosul

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A U.S. Task Force Olympia soldier was killed Saturday in a roadside bomb attack, the coalition said.

The soldier died from injuries after an improvised explosive device attack on a convoy south of Qarrayah, about 9 a.m.

Two other soldiers were injured and were taken to a hospital in Mosul. Several vehicles were damaged.

Two international security workers were also killed Saturday in a separate attack in the area.

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Four U.S. troops -- two sailors and two Marines -- were killed in the Fallujah area Friday, the final day of the deadliest month for U.S. forces in the country.

The sailors died while conducting operations against anti-coalition forces in Iraq's vast al-Anbar province, which includes Fallujah, according to a coalition news release.

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more: http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.main/

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