Dec 24 (Reuters) - Three U.S. military police were killed and one wounded when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad on Saturday, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

In Diyala Province, one soldier died in an explosion on Saturday and another was wounded, the military said in a statement.

Following are the latest figures for military deaths in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003:

U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

United States 2,964

Britain 126

Other nations 121

IRAQIS:

Military Between 4,900 and 6,375#

Civilians Between 51,331 and 56,869*

# = Think-tank estimates for military under Saddam Hussein killed during the 2003 war. No reliable official figures have been issued since new security forces were set up in late 2003.

* = From www.iraqbodycount.net (IBC), run by academics and peace activists, based on reports from at least two media sources. The IBC says on its Web site that the figure underestimates the true number of casualties.

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