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| UK soldiers killed in Iraq named | UK soldiers killed in Iraq named |
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| Four British soldiers killed by a roadside bomb near Basra, southern Iraq, have been named by the Ministry of Defence. | Four British soldiers killed by a roadside bomb near Basra, southern Iraq, have been named by the Ministry of Defence. |
| Second Lieutenant Joanna Yorke Dyer, Corporal Kris O'Neill, Private Eleanor Dlugosz and Kingsman Adam James Smith all died. | Second Lieutenant Joanna Yorke Dyer, Corporal Kris O'Neill, Private Eleanor Dlugosz and Kingsman Adam James Smith all died. |
| A civilian Kuwaiti translator was also killed in the blast, which targeted a patrol in a Warrior armoured vehicle. | A civilian Kuwaiti translator was also killed in the blast, which targeted a patrol in a Warrior armoured vehicle. |
| A fifth soldier was also "very seriously injured". | A fifth soldier was also "very seriously injured". |
| Second Lt Yorke Dyer was from the Intelligence Corps attached to the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment and Kingsman Smith was from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. | Second Lt Yorke Dyer was from the Intelligence Corps attached to the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment and Kingsman Smith was from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. |
| Cpl O'Neill and Pte Dlugosz were both from the Royal Army Medical Corps. | Cpl O'Neill and Pte Dlugosz were both from the Royal Army Medical Corps. |
| Under attack | Under attack |
| The injured soldier is being treated in the military hospital in Basra | The injured soldier is being treated in the military hospital in Basra |
| According to the MoD, the incident happened in the early hours of Thursday as the troops returned from patrol duty. | According to the MoD, the incident happened in the early hours of Thursday as the troops returned from patrol duty. |
| Their vehicle first came under attack near the centre of Basra and continued on its way. | Their vehicle first came under attack near the centre of Basra and continued on its way. |
| However, on a stretch of highway in the Hayaniyah district on the north-western outskirts of Basra it was hit by a massive bomb explosion which wrecked the vehicle and left a three-foot crater. | However, on a stretch of highway in the Hayaniyah district on the north-western outskirts of Basra it was hit by a massive bomb explosion which wrecked the vehicle and left a three-foot crater. |
| The soldiers were all inside the vehicle when they died. | The soldiers were all inside the vehicle when they died. |
| This latest incident brings the total number of UK troops killed in operations in Iraq to 140. | This latest incident brings the total number of UK troops killed in operations in Iraq to 140. |
| Four British servicewomen have now died in action in Iraq, while the death of a fifth was not thought to be combat-related. |