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| A British soldier who died after a shooting in the Iraqi town of Al-Qurna, north of Basra, has been named by the Ministry of Defence. | A British soldier who died after a shooting in the Iraqi town of Al-Qurna, north of Basra, has been named by the Ministry of Defence. |
| Gunner Lee Darren Thornton, 22, from Blackpool, was hurt in the incident on Tuesday and died on Thursday. | Gunner Lee Darren Thornton, 22, from Blackpool, was hurt in the incident on Tuesday and died on Thursday. |
| The ministry said his patrol came under fire near a building used to plan reconstruction in Al-Qurna. | |
| He served in 58 Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery - the same unit that lost two soldiers on Monday. | He served in 58 Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery - the same unit that lost two soldiers on Monday. |
| "His injuries were so serious that, despite the best treatment available, the medical team involved were unable to save him," the ministry said in a statement. | "His injuries were so serious that, despite the best treatment available, the medical team involved were unable to save him," the ministry said in a statement. |
| The soldier was the 118th member of the British armed forces to die while serving in Iraq since the conflict began in March 2003. | The soldier was the 118th member of the British armed forces to die while serving in Iraq since the conflict began in March 2003. |
| He had been taken to Germany for treatment, where his regiment is normally based. | He had been taken to Germany for treatment, where his regiment is normally based. |
| It is part of the Danish-led Basra rural north battle group. | It is part of the Danish-led Basra rural north battle group. |
| Two of his colleagues were killed by a roadside bomb on Monday. | Two of his colleagues were killed by a roadside bomb on Monday. |
| Gunner Stephen Wright and Gunner Samuela Vanua, both members of 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, were killed in an explosion near Ad Dayr, north of Basra, on 4 September. | Gunner Stephen Wright and Gunner Samuela Vanua, both members of 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, were killed in an explosion near Ad Dayr, north of Basra, on 4 September. |
| A total of 22 members of the British armed forces have died in Iraq and Afghanistan since the beginning of September; 19 in the latter and three in the former. | A total of 22 members of the British armed forces have died in Iraq and Afghanistan since the beginning of September; 19 in the latter and three in the former. |