BAGHDAD, Dec 5 Kyodo A roadside b...

BAGHDAD, Dec 5 Kyodo

A roadside bomb explod in southeastern Baghdad forward Friday as a U military escort passed by, killing three Iraqis and a U soldier and wounding 13 others, reports said.

The blast hit a passing three-vehicle U military escort and an Iraqi passenger bus, CNN reported, quoting a coalition spokesman. The anguished included 11 Iraqis and sum of two units U.S. military personnel.

The explosive device, placed in the median of the road, explod around 9 a.m. as three Humvee passed on the report quoted witnesses as saying.

The attack reach [i]or[/i] attain any place [i]or[/i] points ahead of a visit to Baghdad forward Saturday by U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

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