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| Soldier dies in roadside bombing | Soldier dies in roadside bombing |
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| A British soldier has been killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol five miles south east of Basra in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. | A British soldier has been killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol five miles south east of Basra in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. |
| The dead soldier was from 1 Yorkshire Regiment. The explosion on Friday also injured three other soldiers. | |
| The MoD said one of the injured men was in a critical condition. | The MoD said one of the injured men was in a critical condition. |
| All three have been airlifted by helicopter to the hospital at Basra and none of the soldiers' identities has been released. | |
| An MoD spokesman said the dead soldier's name would not be released until his family had been informed. | An MoD spokesman said the dead soldier's name would not be released until his family had been informed. |
| The men were all travelling in a "Snatch" Landrover, which are lightly armoured vehicles. | The men were all travelling in a "Snatch" Landrover, which are lightly armoured vehicles. |
| This latest death brings the total number of UK troops killed as a result of hostile action to 101. | This latest death brings the total number of UK troops killed as a result of hostile action to 101. |
| It is also the second British military death this week. On Monday, Second Lieutenant Jonathan Carlos Bracho-Cooke was killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol. | It is also the second British military death this week. On Monday, Second Lieutenant Jonathan Carlos Bracho-Cooke was killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol. |
| His fiancee Laura Bottomley described him as "caring, loyal and incredibly funny" at a press conference held by his family in Hove on Friday. | His fiancee Laura Bottomley described him as "caring, loyal and incredibly funny" at a press conference held by his family in Hove on Friday. |
| The couple had been due to get married on 9 August. | The couple had been due to get married on 9 August. |