Iraq blast kills Italian soldier

05/06/2006 - 20:45:57
An explosives attack on an Italian military patrol in southern Iraq killed one soldier and wounded four others tonight, reports in Rome said.

Admiral Gianpaolo Di Paolo announced the death during a military ceremony in Rome for the Carabinieri paramilitary police.

In a separate statement, the Italian military said the explosion occurred early this evening about 60 miles north of Nasiriyah, where the Italians are based.