US CONVOY ATTACKED, THREE IRAQI SOLDIERS KILLED IN IRAQ

THREE IRAQI SOLDIERS WERE SHOT DEAD SATURDAY WHEN
GUNMEN ATTACKED A CHECKPOINT IN MAHMUDIYA, 35 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF
BAGHDAD, A POLICE SOURCE SAID, ACCORDING TO DPA.
IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT, A ROADSIDE BOMB AND MORTAR ROCKETS STRUCK
A US MILITARY CONVOY IN KARMAH NEAR FALLUJAH, 70 KILOMETRES WEST OF
BAGHDAD, KILLING AND INJURING US SOLDIERS, A POLICE SOURCE SAID.
GUNMEN RIDING IN CIVILIAN VEHICLES ATTACKED THE US CONVOY WITH
ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES (RPGS) AND MORTAR ROUNDS IMMEDIATELY AFTER
THE AMBUSH, INJURING FURTHER SOLDIERS, THE SOURCE SAID.