US Marine killed, several wounded in Fallujah: military

BAGHDAD (AFP) Mar 26, 2004
A US Marine was killed and several others were wounded Friday in fighting in the flashpoint Iraqi town of Fallujah, a military spokeswoman said.

"One Marine was killed and several wounded during an ongoing incident today in Fallujah," she told AFP.

Five Iraqis, including a cameraman working for ABC News were killed and seven others wounded in clashes between US troops and insurgents in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, according to hospital sources.

Added to an AFP tally, the latest death raised to 285 the number of US soldiers killed in action since US President George W. Bush declared major hostilities in Iraq over on May 1.

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