Iraq officials: Gunmen posed as Americans

Death of 24 troops makes it third deadliest day in Iraq war for U.S forces

MSNBC News Services
Updated: 26 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The gunmen who killed five U.S. troops in the Shiite holy city of Karbala wore military uniforms and used vehicles commonly driven by foreign dignitaries — an apparent attempt to impersonate Americans, Iraqi officials said Sunday.

The five killed in Karbala were among at least 24 Americans deaths in Iraq on Saturday — the third deadliest single day for U.S. troops since the war began in March 2003. That total included four soldiers and a Marine killed in the violent Anbar province, whose deaths were announced Sunday.

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