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UK contractor killed in Baghdad | UK contractor killed in Baghdad |
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A British and an Australian contractor have been shot dead in Baghdad's Green Zone, according to their employer. | |
British company ArmorGroup Iraq said two of its employees, Briton Paul McGuigan and Australian Darren Hoare were killed on Sunday morning. | |
A spokesman for the company said his firm is working with Iraqi authorities to investigate their deaths and that their relatives have been informed. | |
The Green Zone is a heavily protected region of Iraq's capital city. | The Green Zone is a heavily protected region of Iraq's capital city. |
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) spokeswoman said there had been a shooting in Baghdad involving British nationals and that the Iraqi police were investigating. | A Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) spokeswoman said there had been a shooting in Baghdad involving British nationals and that the Iraqi police were investigating. |
However she said she could not yet confirm whether anyone had been killed or any further details. | However she said she could not yet confirm whether anyone had been killed or any further details. |
The ArmorGroup spokesman described the firm as a "protective security company" that has been operating in Iraq since 2003. |