British soldier killed in Iraq attack on unmarked car

A British soldier was reportedly killed today and a second wounded when Iraqi police fired on an unmarked car near the Kuwait border.

The claim was made by the Iraqi Army, but the British military denied the report.

Iraqi Maj. Gen. Ali al-Moussawi said police opened fire after the vehicle did not stop at a roadblock. The shooting occurred shortly after 10am local time near the border city of Safwan, he said.

However, Capt. Tane Dunlop, a British military spokesman, said the incident involved Iraqi police and a men working for a private security company.

He said a Briton working for a security company was wounded and that British forces were investigating.