BAGHDAD, July 2: A US Marine was killed and three others were injured on Wednesday while conducting mine-clearing operations in Iraq, US military officials said.

The Central Command said in a statement the blast occurred in Kerbala, south of Baghdad, as the First Marine Expeditionary Force troops were carrying out mine-clearing.

It said an Iraqi fire department technician accompanying the Marines was also injured. All casualties were taken to a nearby medical facility. —Reuters