Soldiers hurt by roadside blast
A roadside bomb struck British forces in southern Iraq today, lightly wounding two.
The blast took place in Basra, Iraq’s second-largest city, 340 miles south-east of Baghdad, according to the Ministry of Defence.
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SUBSCRIBEA roadside bomb struck British forces in southern Iraq today, lightly wounding two.
The blast took place in Basra, Iraq’s second-largest city, 340 miles south-east of Baghdad, according to the Ministry of Defence.
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