State Department Security Officer Killed

BAGHDAD, Iraq – A State Department security officer was killed Sunday during a mortar or rocket attack at a U.S. base near Baghdad International Airport, the U.S. Embassy announced.

Ed Seitz, an agent with the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, was killed about 5 a.m. at Camp Victory, embassy spokesman Bob Callahan said. Camp Victory is the headquarters of the U.S.-led coalition’s ground forces command.

An undetermined number of people were injured in the attack but none with life-threatening injuries, Callahan said.