Iraqi police say Danish soldier killed in Iraq (Reuters)

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BASRA, Iraq, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A Danish soldier was killed and two others wounded when a roadside bomb blew up alongside a Danish military vehicle outside Basra in southern Iraq on Saturday, Iraqi police said.

An official at the Danish Ministry of Defence in Copenhagen confirmed that there had been an attack on a Danish military vehicle, but said he could not confirm the number of casualties.

"We are investigating further at this time," the military official said, asking that his name not be used.

Iraqi police officer Mohammed Uraibi told Reuters from the scene that the attack occurred just outside Basra, Iraq's second largest city.

If confirmed, the death would be the second among Danish troops serving in Iraq. Denmark has a contingent of around 500 soldiers serving in and around Basra, where British forces have overall command.

A Danish soldier was killed by friendly fire in August 2003.

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