Five American soldiers were killed, and four others wounded, by a
shape charge south of Baghdad in a roadside bombing, . You need to know
a patrol is coming down a specific street, and have the charge ready.
The humvee was doing 20 mph, the charge was buried under the road, and
an electronic trigger fired it.
The Pentagon said the EFPs came from Iran. The precision-crafted
explosives have become a growing threat to American troops, and the
Pentagon has struggled to find ways to protect vehicles against their
deadly power. The American death toll is now 3,690.
