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| Prince William has expressed his sadness after a "close friend" from Sandhurst was killed in Iraq. | |
| The Prince was "deeply saddened" by the death of 2nd Lt Joanna Dyer, 24, a statement from Clarence House said. | |
| Cpl Kris O'Neill, Pte Eleanor Dlugosz and Kingsman Adam James Smith died along with her in a roadside bomb blast near Basra, southern Iraq. | |
| A civilian Kuwaiti translator was also killed in the blast, while a fifth soldier was very seriously injured. | |
| The injured soldier is being treated in the military hospital in Basra. | The injured soldier is being treated in the military hospital in Basra. |
| The statement from Clarence House said Prince William was "deeply saddened to hear the tragic news of Joanna Dyer's death". | |
| It added: "Jo was a close friend of his at Sandhurst and he is very much thinking of her family and friends right now and they will remain in his thoughts and prayers." | |
| Second Lt Yorke Dyer was from the Intelligence Corps attached to the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. | |
| She was born in 1983 in Berlin and read philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford before officer training at Sandhurst. | |
| Her Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Kenyon, said: "From a very early stage it was evident that Jo was a talented and energetic officer who was determined to make the most of her deployment to Iraq. | |
| "Her enthusiasm was boundless and her contribution to our operations, even within a few short weeks, was invaluable. We very quickly came to think of her as one of us." | |
| The MoD said: "An enthusiastic and charming officer, Jo quickly made her mark in a communications role with the Battalion, a post normally reserved for a more experienced officer." | |
| 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. |
| 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 on patrol in a Warrior armoured vehicle when they died. | The soldiers were all on patrol in a Warrior armoured 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. | Four British servicewomen have now died in action in Iraq, while the death of a fifth was not thought to be combat-related. |