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July 30, 2008 / 7:58 AM

Roadside bomb kills Iraqi soldier

BAGHDAD, July 30 (UPI) -- One person died and 10 others were wounded Wednesday when a roadside bomb struck an Iraqi army patrol in Baghdad, a government official said.

The Iraqi Interior Ministry said victim was an Iraqi soldier, CNN reported. Injured were three police officers, three soldiers and four civilians.

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The ministry said the bombing occurred near a police station in the Zayouna neighborhood in eastern Baghdad.

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