Qaeda-linked body says abducted US soldiers in Iraq

DUBAI, June 19 (Reuters) A group linked to Iraq's al Qaeda today said it had abducted two American soldiers near Yusufiya, according to a statement posted on the Internet.

US and Iraqi forces are searching for two American soldiers who went missing on Friday after an attack on a checkpoint near Yusufiya that killed another soldier.

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