IRAQ: Roadside bombs in Basra kill British soldier

Record ID: 487925

  • Title: IRAQ: Roadside bombs in Basra kill British soldier
  • Date: 9th February 2007
  • Summary: (BN10) BASRA, IRAQ (FEBRUARY 9, 2007) (REUTERS) BRITISH SOLDIERS AND MILITARY VEHICLES NEAR DAMAGED MILITARY VEHICLE HELICOPTER FLYING OVER SCENE OF BLAST MORE OF BRITISH SOLDIERS NEAR DAMAGED MILITARY VEHICLES BRITISH SOLDIERS ATTENDING TO WOUNDED SOLDIER, BARELY VISIBLE ON GROUND NEAR DAMAGED VEHICLE HELICOPTER LANDING ON ROAD AT SCENE BRITISH MILITARY VEHICLES PARKED NE
  • Embargoed: 24th February 2007 12:00
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  • Location: Iraq
  • Country: Iraq
  • Reuters ID: LVA39401HHLW2NOS4KUIN6XXM6Z8
  • Story Text: A British soldier was killed and three were wounded by a roadside bomb in Basra in southern Iraq on Friday (February 9), the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
    An MoD spokesman said a roadside bomb exploded next to a British patrol in the southeast of the city.
    One of the three injured soldiers was in critical condition.
    The names of the dead and injured soldiers were were not released.
    The attack took place in the area that leads to Fao, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Basra.
    Reuters pictures showed at least one wounded soldier being evacuated from the scene of blast by fellow soldiers and placed on board a military helicopter.
    Britain has around 6,000 troops in southern Iraq, mostly stationed in and around Basra, the country's second largest city. Its oil wealth is the source of most of Iraq's revenues.
    Britain hopes to pull out thousands of troops next year and hand over control of Basra to Iraqi authorities between April and June, although military officials say that is dependent on security conditions on the ground.
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