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01/08/2007
British Soldier Killed In Iraq
A British solider has been killed in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
The soldier from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment died after being injured by an improvised explosive device, which targeted a Warrior vehicle patrol which was carrying out routine duties in the Mustashfa district of Basra in southern Iraq on Tuesday night.
The MoD said that the soldier's next of kin had been informed and that more details would be released in due course.
The latest fatality brings the number of British soldiers who have been killed during operations in Iraq since 2003 to 164.
(KMcA/SP)
The soldier from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment died after being injured by an improvised explosive device, which targeted a Warrior vehicle patrol which was carrying out routine duties in the Mustashfa district of Basra in southern Iraq on Tuesday night.
The MoD said that the soldier's next of kin had been informed and that more details would be released in due course.
The latest fatality brings the number of British soldiers who have been killed during operations in Iraq since 2003 to 164.
(KMcA/SP)
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