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British soldier killed in Basra UK soldier dies in Basra shooting
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A British soldier has been killed in a "shooting incident" in Basra, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. A British soldier has died in a "shooting incident" in Basra, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.
The soldier was from the 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. The soldier, from the 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, died from a gunshot wound on Thursday at the Contingency Operating Base.
The circumstances of the shooting, at the Contingency Operating Base early on Thursday, are still being investigated, the MoD confirmed. The circumstances of the shooting are still under investigation but it is understood nobody else was involved. The victim's family has been informed.
The death brings the total number of UK troops killed in operations in Iraq to 179. The latest victim's next of kin have been informed. The death brings the total number of UK troops killed in Iraq to 179.
In December last year two British servicemen died at the same base from gunshot wounds thought to be self-inflicted.
Lance Corporal David Wilson, 27, serving with 9 Regiment Army Air Corps, from West Yorkshire, died from a wound on 4 December.
Corporal Lee Churcher, 32, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, died a week later.