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CENTCOM NEWS RELEASE
July 31, 2003
Release Number: 03-07-92

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ONE SOLDIER KILLED, THREE WOUNDED IN LANDMINE ATTACK

BAGHDAD, Iraq – One 1st Armored Division soldier was killed and three were wounded when their M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier hit a landmine on a road in Baghdad at approximately 12:20 p.m. on July 31.

The soldiers were evacuated to nearby medical facilities for treatment.

The soldiers’ names are being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.

The incident is under investigation.

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