Iraq video protesters burn British flag

More than 1,000 protesters burned a British flag and the regional administration in Iraq’s main southern province severed all ties with British authorities over video footage showing British soldiers allegedly beating and kicking Iraqi youths.

More than 1,000 protesters burned a British flag and the regional administration in Iraq’s main southern province severed all ties with British authorities over video footage showing British soldiers allegedly beating and kicking Iraqi youths.

In London, the British Defence Ministry announced Tuesday the arrests of two more people in connection with the images. Another person – apparently the man who shot the video – was arrested on Monday.

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