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| British soldier killed in Basra | British soldier killed in Basra |
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| A British soldier has been killed and another injured during an attack at a UK base in Basra, southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said. | |
| The two soldiers were said to have been hit in an "indirect fire attack" at the Shatt Al-Arab Hotel after mortars landed inside the base perimeter. | The two soldiers were said to have been hit in an "indirect fire attack" at the Shatt Al-Arab Hotel after mortars landed inside the base perimeter. |
| The dead soldier was from the Royal Army Medical Corps. The soldiers' names have not yet been released by the MoD. | The dead soldier was from the Royal Army Medical Corps. The soldiers' names have not yet been released by the MoD. |
| The death on Sunday brings the British death toll in Iraq to 119. | The death on Sunday brings the British death toll in Iraq to 119. |
| A British military spokesman in Basra about 15 mortars were fired at the base, with three or four landing inside the perimeter. | A British military spokesman in Basra about 15 mortars were fired at the base, with three or four landing inside the perimeter. |
| The soldiers were taken to hospital, where one later died. The other suffered a broken arm, the spokesman said. |