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Roadside Bomb Kills 2 Americans in Iraq
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Contractors worked for private security firm, Blackwater Security
Consulting





U.S. officials in Iraq say a roadside bomb explosion near Baghdad has
killed two American civilians.

The victims worked for private security firm, Blackwater Security
Consulting that guards and protects U.S. diplomats in Iraq.

The bomb went off as the Americans were driving out of the Iraqi
capital Saturday, heading for the southern town of Hilla.

A third man from the same security firm was wounded in the attack.

Four employees of Blackwater Security Consulting died in an ambush one
year ago in the town of Falluja, and their bodies were burned and hung
from a bridge by an angry mob. A recent report says at least 232
American civilian contractors have been killed while working on
reconstruction projects in Iraq.

Meanwhile, Ukraine is about to begin a staged withdrawal of its 1,650
troops in Iraq. News reports say 150 Ukrainian soldiers will return
home on Tuesday, and that all of Kiev's military units assisting
coalition forces in Iraq should be out of the country by October.

The Iraq war has been unpopular in Ukraine, and the country's new
president, Victor Yushchenko, had promised during his campaign to
bring the troops home once he took power.

Some information for this report provided by AFP and AP.


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