Meanwhile: Another American Soldier Dies
Death Toll in Iraq Blasts Soars to 101
By SCHEHEREZADE FARAMARZI
Associated Press Writer
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) -- A video camera captured images of a man shaking hands with a Kurdish official seconds before blowing himself up in one of the two suicide bombings during holiday celebrations. The death toll soared to 101, the U.S.-led coalition said Tuesday.
Meanwhile Tuesday, an American soldier was killed and a second was wounded when a roadside bomb exploded during an operation to clear such weapons, the U.S. military said. The explosion occurred near Iskandariyah, 35 miles south Baghdad, the statement said.
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