Italian soldier killed in Iraq bomb attack

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L05267370.htm

ROME, June 5 (Reuters) - An Italian soldier was killed and four others were wounded on Monday when a bomb blew up the vehicle they were travelling in about 100 km (60 miles) from their base in Nassiriya in southern Iraq, the Italian army said.

One of the wounded men had "very serious injuries," an army statement said. The vehicle was part of a convoy escorting British logistic vehicles, it said.

Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who took office last month, has vowed to live up to campaign promises for a swift pull-out of Italy's military presence of around 2,600 troops. He recently called the Iraq war a "grave error".

"I can only express my deep pain," said Prodi, who was attending a ceremony in Rome.

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1. another death to blame on President Bush

when will it end?