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18/08/2003
Soldiers save abandonded baby in Iraq
British soldiers in southern Iraq saved an abandoned baby whilst carrying out a search operation today.
Troops from the Queen's Lancashire Regiment found the baby girl during a search in Basrah.
The prematurely born baby girl had been hidden in a metal box and "appeared close to death", according to an MoD spokesperson.
The child was successfully revived and taken to hospital, where she is reported to be doing well, the spokesperson added.
(GMcG)
Troops from the Queen's Lancashire Regiment found the baby girl during a search in Basrah.
The prematurely born baby girl had been hidden in a metal box and "appeared close to death", according to an MoD spokesperson.
The child was successfully revived and taken to hospital, where she is reported to be doing well, the spokesperson added.
(GMcG)
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