US soldier killed in Baghdad grenade attack

At least one American soldier and two Iraqis were killed and several more people wounded in a grenade attack on a US tank in …

At least one American soldier and two Iraqis were killed and several more people wounded in a grenade attack on a US tank in central Baghdad today, al-Jazeera television is reporting.

It said unidentified attackers had lobbed two hand grenades at the tank after exchanging fire with its crew.

The attack occurred in front of the city's main mosque, the Abu Hanifa mosque in the Aadhamiya district, the report said, adding that more Americans troops and Iraqis were wounded.

There has been no immediate comment from the US military.