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05/04/2007
Four British soldiers killed in Iraq
Four British soldiers and a civilian interpreter have been killed in a roadside bomb blast in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
A fifth soldier was also seriously wounded in the attack and is being treated in the military hospital in Basra.
It is understood that the soldiers and civilian were part of a convoy travelling through the Hanyaniyah district in north-west Basra on Thursday when a roadside bomb exploded.
The MoD said that next of kin are being informed and no further details will be released until this process has been completed.
Two other British soldiers were also killed while on patrol in the Basra area earlier this week.
(KMcA/JM)
A fifth soldier was also seriously wounded in the attack and is being treated in the military hospital in Basra.
It is understood that the soldiers and civilian were part of a convoy travelling through the Hanyaniyah district in north-west Basra on Thursday when a roadside bomb exploded.
The MoD said that next of kin are being informed and no further details will be released until this process has been completed.
Two other British soldiers were also killed while on patrol in the Basra area earlier this week.
(KMcA/JM)
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Two British soldiers killed in Iraq
Two British soldiers have been killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The soldiers, from the multi-national division southeast area, died around 11:30 local time (08:30 BST) from injuries sustained in the blast, which occurred in the Basra province in southern Iraq.
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