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US soldier dies in Iraqi capital

At least one American service member has been killed in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, the US military has announced.

In a statement issued Thursday, the military said that the soldier died of injuries sustained in a Wednesday non-combat related accident, the Associated Press reported.

The death is under investigation, according to the statement which gave no further details.

The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin.

The latest casualty brings the number of US troops dead in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion to 4,402, according to an Associated Press count.

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