Baghdad, Feb 18, SPA -- A U.S. soldier and at least sixIraqis were killed in Baghdad and north of the Iraqicapital Saturday in a spate of roadside bombings, officialssaid. Security forces searched for a private German planemissing in northern Iraq. An Iraqi police major was assassinated by drive-by gunmenin the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, inthe latest attack targeting security forces that the UnitedStates hopes will eventually take control of Iraq. The U.S. military said a roadside bomb struck an Americanvehicle at about 8 a.m. in eastern Baghdad, killing asoldier assigned to the Multi-National Division-Baghdad, according to a report of the Associated Press.--SPA 13 59 Local Time 10 59 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/331957