(2 May 2006) SHOTLIST
1. Sign reading ''''Welcome to Al-Baghdadi''''
2. Tracking shot US Humvees on road where the blast occurred
3. US troops standing next to a damaged humvee
4. Various of US troops at the scene sealing off the area
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Eyewitness, no name given:
''''An improvised explosive device exploded next to a US military convoy in al-Baghdadi district, setting a Humvee on fire.''''
6. US helicopters flying over the blast scene
7. US troops sealing the area
STORYLINE
A roadside bomb exploded on Tuesday next to a US military convoy in the al-Baghdadi district west of Baghdad damaging a Humvee, said eyewitnesses.
The al-Baghdadi district is 240 kilometres (149 miles) west of Baghdad.
A damaged humvee was seen from a distance with troops standing nearby.
US troops sealed off the area where the blast occurred as helicopters were seen hovering over the blast scene.
Al-Baghdadi lies 30 kilometres (18 miles) south of Haditha and forms part of the Sunni Triangle.
Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq the area has become the centre of armed Sunni opposition to coalition rule.
The apparent attack came on the 3rd anniversary since the war on Iraq was officially declared to have ended by US President Bush.
Violence in Iraq continued instead of ebbed.
In the past three years, as of Sunday, there have been another 2,258 US military deaths in Iraq - an average of 63 each month.
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