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UK soldier dies in Iraq shooting UK soldier dies in Iraq shooting
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A British soldier has died after a shooting in the Iraqi town of Al-Qurna, north of Basra, the Ministry of Defence has said.A British soldier has died after a shooting in the Iraqi town of Al-Qurna, north of Basra, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The incident happened on Tuesday, but the soldier died from his injuries on Thursday. He served in 58 Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery. The incident happened on Tuesday, but the soldier, whose name has not been released, died on Thursday.
The ministry expressed its condolences to the family of the man. He served in 58 Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery - the same unit that lost two soldiers on Monday.
It added that no further details would be released until the family's wishes had been established. The ministry said added that no further details would be released until the family's wishes had been established.
"His injuries were so serious that, despite the best treatment available, the medical team involved were unable to save him," the ministry said in a statement."His injuries were so serious that, despite the best treatment available, the medical team involved were unable to save him," the ministry said in a statement.
The soldier, whose name has not been released, had been taken to Germany for treatment.The soldier, whose name has not been released, had been taken to Germany for treatment.
He was in the same unit as two soldiers killed by a roadside bomb on Monday. Two of his colleagues were killed by a roadside bomb on Monday.
Gunner Stephen Wright and Gunner Samuela Vanua, both members of 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, were killed in a roadside explosion near Ad Dayr, north of Basra, on 4 September. Gunner Stephen Wright and Gunner Samuela Vanua, both members of 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, were killed in an explosion near Ad Dayr, north of Basra, on 4 September.