4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Pre-Election Violence ; Concern Over Kidnapped Activists Grows

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents killed four American soldiers in separate attacks Saturday as violence mounted five days ahead of national elections. U.S. officials announced the release of 238 detainees but said the move was unrelated to demands by kidnappers of four Christian peace activists to free all prisoners.

Two of the soldiers were killed by small arms fire southwest of the capital, the U.S. command said. The others died in a roadside bombing in Baghdad's Sunni neighborhood of Azamiyah and by small arms fire north of the city, according to the command.

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4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Pre-Election Violence ; Concern Over Kidnapped Activists Grows

The U.S. military also said an American soldier was killed and 11 others wounded Friday in a suicide car bombi...

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