Security guards killed as Embassy convoy attacked

Two security guards were killed when a British Embassy convoy was hit by a bomb blast in southern Iraq, the Foreign Office said today.

Security guards killed as Embassy convoy attacked

Two security guards were killed when a British Embassy convoy was hit by a bomb blast in southern Iraq, the Foreign Office said today.

The attack with a home-made bomb happened on the outskirts of Basra, at 9.30am local time.

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