5 American Soldiers in Iraq Die in Roadside Bombings

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated his car in a crowd of Shiite mourners north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 36 people and raising the death toll in two days of attacks against Shiites to more than 120. Five American soldiers died in roadside bombings.

In the north, U.S. and Iraqi forces raided a suspected al-Qaida hideout in Mosul and at least seven insurgents died - three committing suicide to prevent capture, Iraqi authorities said. Four Iraqi policemen also were killed and 11 U.S. troops were wounded, Iraqi and U.S. officials said.

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5 American Soldiers in Iraq Die in Roadside Bombings

The suicide car bomb exploded late in the afternoon as mourners offered condolences to Raad Majid, head of the mun...

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