BBC: UK soldier dies in Iraq bombing (Basra)

[Eugene]

Last Updated: Monday, 5 February 2007, 09:16 GMT

UK soldier dies in Iraq bombing

A British soldier has been killed in a roadside bombing in Basra, southern Iraq,
the Ministry of Defence has said.

The soldier, who was on a routine patrol, was killed in the explosion near the US
consulate in the city at about 0930 local time (0630GMT).

The bomb also wounded an unknown number of Iraqi civilians.

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"I can confirm that a British soldier has been killed after a roadside bomb attack,"
said the Army spokesman, who added that the explosion occurred near the city's
main waterway.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6330855.stm

[oasis]

1. It's getting crazier and crazier over there. (nt)

[DeepModem Mom]

2. WP/AP: British Soldier Killed Is U.K.'s 100th

British Soldier Killed Is U.K.'s 100th
The Associated Press
Monday, February 5, 2007

LONDON -- A soldier killed in a roadside bombing Monday was the 100th British death attributed to hostile action since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, according to the Ministry of Defense.

The British soldier, who was not immediately identified, was killed near the U.S. consulate in Basra, Capt. Katie Brown said from Basra, where about 7,500 British troops are based.

According to the Ministry of Defense, 131 British servicemen and women have died in Iraq since the beginning of the war.

Of those, 100 deaths were attributed to injuries suffered in action.

The other 31 deaths were due to road accidents, illness, natural causes or unexplained causes, the ministry said.

In the first 15 days of this year, the ministry said 99 British military and civilian personnel were treated for injuries in action, and 1,242 were admitted to field hospitals for disease or injuries not suffered in combat....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/05/AR2007020500439.html

[Greeby]

3. And the only keeping us there is President Tony's megalomania

:(

[951-Riverside]

4. Only 100?

...How the hell did they manage to keep their deaths so low?