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| UK officer killed in Basra named | UK officer killed in Basra named |
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| A British soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on Monday has been named as Second Lieutenant Jonathan Carlos Bracho-Cooke, 24, from Hove, Sussex. | A British soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on Monday has been named as Second Lieutenant Jonathan Carlos Bracho-Cooke, 24, from Hove, Sussex. |
| The officer, from the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, was on a routine patrol when he was killed in the blast near Basra's US consulate. | The officer, from the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, was on a routine patrol when he was killed in the blast near Basra's US consulate. |
| He was due to be married in August. His family said they were devastated. | |
| His death brings the total of UK troops killed in operations in Iraq to 131. A number of Iraqi civilians were injured. | His death brings the total of UK troops killed in operations in Iraq to 131. A number of Iraqi civilians were injured. |
| Speaking from the family home in Hove, Lt Bracho-Cooke's father said his son's fiancée was very distressed. | |
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| "We are all devastated. We found out about it yesterday. Obviously we were told some hours after it happened," Jonathan Cooke said. | |
| The explosion occurred near Basra's main waterway at about 0930 local time (0630 GMT). | |
| A number of armoured Warrior vehicles were taking part in the patrol when the bomb was detonated, although it is not clear whether Lt Bracho-Cooke was inside or outside a vehicle at the time. | A number of armoured Warrior vehicles were taking part in the patrol when the bomb was detonated, although it is not clear whether Lt Bracho-Cooke was inside or outside a vehicle at the time. |
| Second Lt Bracho-Cooke was described by his commanding officer as "bright, enthusiastic and charismatic". | Second Lt Bracho-Cooke was described by his commanding officer as "bright, enthusiastic and charismatic". |
| Some 7,500 British troops are currently based in Basra. | Some 7,500 British troops are currently based in Basra. |
| BBC Baghdad correspondent Andrew North said: "Roadside bombs have been one of the most deadly threats the troops are facing down there and have claimed many lives. | BBC Baghdad correspondent Andrew North said: "Roadside bombs have been one of the most deadly threats the troops are facing down there and have claimed many lives. |
| "One of the reasons they are using the Warriors is because of this higher threat from roadside bombs." | "One of the reasons they are using the Warriors is because of this higher threat from roadside bombs." |