Gunman in Iraq kills 2 U.S. soldiers

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

BAGHDAD -- A disgruntled local official opened fire Monday on U.S. soldiers attending a municipal council meeting southeast of Baghdad, killing two of them and wounding four other Americans, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

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