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UK soldiers killed in Iraq attack | |
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Two UK soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack near Basra in southern Iraq, a military spokesman has said. | |
It is thought the explosion, which took place as the troops were on patrol, was caused by a roadside device. | It is thought the explosion, which took place as the troops were on patrol, was caused by a roadside device. |
Another two soldiers were injured in the incident and have been taken to the Shaibah Logistics Base for emergency medical treatment. | |
In a separate incident, British boats at a base in Basra itself have been hit by mortar rounds or rockets. | |
The attack started a fire among boats on a waterway inside the perimeter of the Shatt al-Arab Hotel base but no casualties were reported. | |
There are about 7,200 UK personnel in British-controlled southern Iraq, most in the Basra area. | There are about 7,200 UK personnel in British-controlled southern Iraq, most in the Basra area. |
The military convoy is said to have been targeted about nine miles (15km) north of the city at about 1300 local time. | |
"A British patrol was attacked near the town of Ad Dayr, north of Basra city," said Capt Tane Dunlop, a force spokesman. | |
"There was a roadside bomb and some small arms fire." |