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Roadside bomb kills 10 marines Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aozXGHOsS1Z4&refer=top_world_news http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aozXGHOsS1Z4&refer=top_world_news Roadside Bomb in Iraq Kills 10 Marines, Wounds 11 (Update1) Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Ten Marines were killed yesterday and 11 were wounded by a roadside bomb near Fallujah, about 40 miles west of Baghdad, a U.S. military spokesman said today. The Marines were on foot patrol when the bomb went off, according to Chief Petty Officer Greg Frazho, who spoke in a telephone interview from Baghdad. Seven of those wounded have returned to duty, he said. The incident brings the number of military personnel who've died in Iraq since the 2003 invasion to at least 2,135. The latest bombing occurred one day after President George W. Bush rejected calls for a quick pullout or a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. Iraqi security forces are achieving growing success in taking over the fight against violent insurgents, Bush said in a Nov. 30 speech, adding: ``we will never accept anything less than complete victory.'' At least two other Marines were killed separately yesterday in Fallujah by small arms fire while conducting combat operations, Frazho said. Iraqi Army soldiers and U.S. forces are conducting several operations in Iraq aimed at thwarting insurgent efforts to disrupt the country's Dec. 15 parliamentary elections, according to e-mailed U.S. military statements. At the same time, kidnappers in the country are holding at least five Westerners: a German archeologist seized on Nov. 25 as well as two Canadians, an American and a Briton who were all taken on Nov. 26. While one military spokesman, Private First Class Michael Cost, described yesterday's bombing incident as taking place in Fallujah, Frazho said it happened outside the city. Bush Informed White House spokesman Scott McClellan said today that Bush ``was informed about the loss of Marines last night and those that were injured, then he was briefed again this morning.'' McClellan, responding to reporters' questions, said the delay in announcing the deaths wasn't related to any public relations considerations of the White House. Bush praised the latest economic statistics in an appearance today in the Rose Garden, after which he took no questions. News of the bombings was released shortly after. ``In terms of the announcement of the loss of life, I mean, that's determined by the military,'' said McClellan. Last Updated: December 2, 2005 14:32 EST

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