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14-09-2003, 12:15
US soldier dies in Iraq attack Troops have been targeted around Falluja At least one US soldier died and several others were injured after a troop convoy triggered a roadside bomb in the flashpoint town of Falluja on Sunday morning, US military sources have said. "At 0800 [0400 GMT] this morning in Falluja, a vehicle convoy hit an IED [improvised explosive device]... one soldier was killed," a military spokeswoman was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying. It is the latest in a spate of attacks on US soldiers around the town, a bastion of supporters of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein. The blast happened shortly before US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Baghdad for a series of meetings with Iraqis and members of the coalition forces. Hours earlier, the US expressed "deep regret" after its forces fired on Iraqi security officials near Falluja on Friday, killing at least nine people. Local Iraqis and religious leaders vowed to avenge the deaths