US commander shot dead in Baghdad

A US tank commander was shot dead and two other were wounded on during a drive through the centre of Baghdad.

A US tank commander was shot and killed and two other soldiers were wounded on Saturday during a drive through the centre of Baghdad where they encountered intense Iraqi fire, a senior officer said.

"We had one KIA (killed in action)," Colonel David Perkins, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division said.

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Asked how he was killed, Perkins said the commander had sustained a "head wound."

The second soldier had suffered chest wounds while the third had been shot in the shoulder, Perkins said.