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A British man has been arrested by Iraqi police after a UK contractor was shot dead in Baghdad's Green Zone. | |
UK company ArmorGroup Iraq said Paul McGuigan and Australian colleague Darren Hoare were killed on Sunday. | UK company ArmorGroup Iraq said Paul McGuigan and Australian colleague Darren Hoare were killed on Sunday. |
A company spokesman said employee Danny Fitzsimmons, who rejoined the firm recently, had been arrested. He is also accused of wounding an Iraqi. | |
A second British ArmorGroup employee was also questioned about the shooting but released later by police. | |
An Iraqi military spokesman said the incident "started as a squabble". | An Iraqi military spokesman said the incident "started as a squabble". |
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. |
'Tragic' | |
Iraqi military spokesman Major General Qassim al-Moussawi said the matter was now in the hands of Iraqi justice. | Iraqi military spokesman Major General Qassim al-Moussawi said the matter was now in the hands of Iraqi justice. |
Mr McGuigan, a former Royal Marine, 37, worked for the company for six years and has family in Scotland, the firm's spokesman said. | Mr McGuigan, a former Royal Marine, 37, worked for the company for six years and has family in Scotland, the firm's spokesman said. |
The ArmorGroup Iraq spokesman said: "I can confirm the deaths of two ArmorGroup Iraq employees in the early hours of this morning in a firearms incident in the International Zone in Baghdad. | The ArmorGroup Iraq spokesman said: "I can confirm the deaths of two ArmorGroup Iraq employees in the early hours of this morning in a firearms incident in the International Zone in Baghdad. |
"The two men were Paul McGuigan, a British national, and Darren Hoare, an Australian national. Their next of kin have been informed and we are supporting them as much as we can in these tragic circumstances. | "The two men were Paul McGuigan, a British national, and Darren Hoare, an Australian national. Their next of kin have been informed and we are supporting them as much as we can in these tragic circumstances. |
"We are working closely with the Iraqi authorities to investigate the circumstances of their deaths." | "We are working closely with the Iraqi authorities to investigate the circumstances of their deaths." |
The ArmorGroup Iraq spokesman described the firm as a "protective security company" that has been operating in Iraq since 2003. | The ArmorGroup Iraq spokesman described the firm as a "protective security company" that has been operating in Iraq since 2003. |
It really does show you this is a high-stress, high-risk environment where violent things happen BBC's Natalia Antelava | It really does show you this is a high-stress, high-risk environment where violent things happen BBC's Natalia Antelava |
The BBC's Natalia Antelava in Baghdad said "it does seem to have been some sort of personal squabble", adding that the men were colleagues. | The BBC's Natalia Antelava in Baghdad said "it does seem to have been some sort of personal squabble", adding that the men were colleagues. |
She said: "It [the Green Zone] is actually the safest place in Baghdad, it is a place that is very well protected, that us surrounded by checkpoints and big walls. | She said: "It [the Green Zone] is actually the safest place in Baghdad, it is a place that is very well protected, that us surrounded by checkpoints and big walls. |
"It's a place where embassies are, where many international organisations operate from, where most foreigners live." | "It's a place where embassies are, where many international organisations operate from, where most foreigners live." |
But she added: "It really does show you this is a high-stress, high-risk environment where violent things happen." | But she added: "It really does show you this is a high-stress, high-risk environment where violent things happen." |
The Green Zone is the fortified area which houses the Iraqi government, coalition headquarters and most embassies. | The Green Zone is the fortified area which houses the Iraqi government, coalition headquarters and most embassies. |
In January Iraqi forces took over responsibility for the security of the zone which is a powerful symbol of the US-led occupation of Iraq. | In January Iraqi forces took over responsibility for the security of the zone which is a powerful symbol of the US-led occupation of Iraq. |