A suicide car bomb hit a US military convoy in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing one US soldier and at least seven Iraqi children, the US military said.

Two US soldiers were wounded in the attack along with several Iraqi civilians, the military said in a statement.

The blast also set a nearby house ablaze.

"The Task Force Baghdad unit on the site reported that the vehicle, laden with explosives, drove up to a Humvee before detonating," the statement said.

Source: Xinhua