By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An American soldier died of wounds sustained in a roadside bombing in eastern Baghdad, the US military reported Saturday.
The military said the bomb struck the soldier's vehicle during a combat patrol in eastern Baghdad at approximately 6:15 p.m. Friday.
Saturday's announcement raises to two the number of US troops killed in Iraq in May.
At least 50 US troops were killed in April - the deadliest month since September when 65 US troops died.
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