UK soldier killed in Iraq attack

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Saturday, 21 July 2007, 20:54 GMT 21:54 UK

UK soldier killed in Iraq attack

A British soldier from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment has been
killed in Basra, southern Iraq.

The Ministry of Defence said the soldier died as a result
of a rocket or mortar attack on the Army's Basra Palace base
on Saturday.

The soldier's next of kin have been informed, the MoD said.

The death brings the total number of British service personnel
killed in Iraq to 163, with 127 of those killed in combat.

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[Massachusetts]

1. RIP Troop

FUBAR!

[fbahrami]

2. when the number of Iraqis killed is 600000+

why is this even newsworthy?