Rebels kill security company workers

Insurgents attacked a convoy of security workers employed by a British company in central Iraq today, killing two of them, a US military spokesman said. A third person was missing.

The security team was employed by the London-based Janusian Security Risk Management and was attacked south of the city of Beiji, said Major Neal O’Brien, a spokesman for the Tikrit-based 1st Infantry Division.

Rebels disabled their vehicle and killed two of the contractors, O’Brien said. A third person was missing. He did not know their nationalities and had no further details.

A spokeswoman for Janusian Security in London said company officials were investigating the report and had no immediate comment.

Many contractors from private security companies work in Iraq, providing protection for foreign workers, diplomats and others.