A roadside bomb rocked an eastern Baghdad Shiite neighborhood early Wednesday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 19 others when it exploded next to buses used by morning commuters, police and hospital officials said.Meanwhile, the U.S. military said three American soldiers have been killed and two wounded by another roadside bomb attack in east Baghdad, a mostly Shiite area.
The soldiers were killed on patrol Tuesday by an explosively formed penetrator-type bomb, which the U.S. says Iran has been supplying to Shiite militias — a charge the Iranians deny.
Last week, anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered a six-month suspension of operations by his Mahdi Army militia. U.S. officials believe mainstream Mahdi forces have generally stuck by the order but breakaway factions of the militia are continuing attacks.
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