Two U.S. soldiers wounded in Baghdad blast

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BAGHDAD, July 8 — Two U.S. soldiers were slightly wounded on Tuesday when an explosion damaged their Humvee vehicle on the outskirts of Baghdad, a U.S. military officer said.

An explosive device blew up as the Humvee drove on Highway Eight between Baghdad and the international airport at around 9.30 a.m. (0530 GMT), Major Ed Bohnemann told Reuters on the scene.
He described the injuries of the two soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division as light.

The Humvee had its trunk blackened and blown off.

U.S. convoys travelling on Highway Eight have come under attack several times since the toppling of President Saddam Hussein three months ago.

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Twenty-nine U.S. soldiers have been killed by hostile fire since President George W. Bush declared major combat over in Iraq on May 1.