Suicide truck bomb hits Baghdad outpost; 2 soldiers killed, 25 wounded

Attack brings total of U.S. dead to 5 in one day

BAGHDAD, Iraq — A suicide car bomber killed two U.S. soldiers and wounded 25 in Baghdad on Thursday, the U.S. command said. The attack brought to five the number of Americans who have died in Iraq since Wednesday.

The suicide bomber struck just after noon west of Baghdad.

It said the wounded Soldiers were evacuated by helicopter to a military hospital. Of the 25 wounded, six have been returned to duty and 15 were listed as not serious.

Also in Baghdad, one soldier died from wounds early Thursday after his unit came under attack by small arms fire. Another soldier died after his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb south of Baghdad.

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