CAR BOMB STRIKES U.S. CONVOY IN RAMADI, WOUNDING FOUR TROOPS

A CAR BOMB STRUCK A CONVOY IN RAMADI
ON SUNDAY, WOUNDING FOUR AMERICAN TROOPS, THE MILITARY
SAID, ACCORDING TO AP.
THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED NEAR THE CONVOY AS IT WAS HEADED TO
THE GOVERNMENT CENTER IN THE INSURGENT-RIDDEN CITY, 115
KILOMETERS (70 MILES) WEST OF BAGHDAD. FOUR COALITION
FORCES WERE WOUNDED, THE MILITARY SAID IN A STATEMENT.
U.S. AND IRAQI FORCES HAVE RECENTLY STEPPED UP THEIR
PRESENCE IN THE CITY, WHERE MANY AREAS ARE SO DANGEROUS
THAT THEY GO UNPATROLLED.